Crude oil posted sharp losses over delayed OPEC+ meeting

OPEC’s de facto leader Saudi Arabia, together with Russia, wants to continue the production cut policy from the members and their unilateral output cuts to keep oil prices above the $80/b level, especially as the energy market forecasts a weaker demand growth in the first quarter of 2024 due to an economic recession, together with higher supply growth from the USA, Brazil, Guyana, and Iran.

The trio of African countries were seeking to raise their 2024 supply quotas above the provisional levels agreed at the OPEC+ June 2023 meeting. Angola and Congo have been producing below their 2024 production targets, while Nigeria has been able to increase output above target due to the improving security situation in the oil-rich Niger Delta.

OPEC’s de facto leader Saudi Arabia, together with Russia, wants to continue the production cut policy from the members and their unilateral output cuts to keep oil prices above the $80/b level, especially as the energy market forecasts a weaker demand growth in the first quarter of 2024 due to an economic recession, together with higher supply growth from the USA, Brazil, Guyana, and Iran.

In a surprise episode on Wednesday, some small African oil producers, including Angola, Congo, and Nigeria which some of them have struggled to meet their production quota, refused to agree on lower production levels for 2024.

The trio of African countries were seeking to raise their 2024 supply quotas above the provisional levels agreed at the OPEC+ June 2023 meeting. Angola and Congo have been producing below their 2024 production targets, while Nigeria has been able to increase output above target due to the improving security situation in the oil-rich Niger Delta.

OPEC’s de facto leader Saudi Arabia, together with Russia, wants to continue the production cut policy from the members and their unilateral output cuts to keep oil prices above the $80/b level, especially as the energy market forecasts a weaker demand growth in the first quarter of 2024 due to an economic recession, together with higher supply growth from the USA, Brazil, Guyana, and Iran.

In a surprise episode on Wednesday, some small African oil producers, including Angola, Congo, and Nigeria which some of them have struggled to meet their production quota, refused to agree on lower production levels for 2024.

The trio of African countries were seeking to raise their 2024 supply quotas above the provisional levels agreed at the OPEC+ June 2023 meeting. Angola and Congo have been producing below their 2024 production targets, while Nigeria has been able to increase output above target due to the improving security situation in the oil-rich Niger Delta.

OPEC’s de facto leader Saudi Arabia, together with Russia, wants to continue the production cut policy from the members and their unilateral output cuts to keep oil prices above the $80/b level, especially as the energy market forecasts a weaker demand growth in the first quarter of 2024 due to an economic recession, together with higher supply growth from the USA, Brazil, Guyana, and Iran.

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies including Russia (also known as OPEC+) expected to discuss crude oil output cuts on Sunday, Nov. 26, but the meeting was unexpectedly delayed to Nov. 30, as the members of the cartel were struggling to agree on output levels and hence possible reductions.

In a surprise episode on Wednesday, some small African oil producers, including Angola, Congo, and Nigeria which some of them have struggled to meet their production quota, refused to agree on lower production levels for 2024.

The trio of African countries were seeking to raise their 2024 supply quotas above the provisional levels agreed at the OPEC+ June 2023 meeting. Angola and Congo have been producing below their 2024 production targets, while Nigeria has been able to increase output above target due to the improving security situation in the oil-rich Niger Delta.

OPEC’s de facto leader Saudi Arabia, together with Russia, wants to continue the production cut policy from the members and their unilateral output cuts to keep oil prices above the $80/b level, especially as the energy market forecasts a weaker demand growth in the first quarter of 2024 due to an economic recession, together with higher supply growth from the USA, Brazil, Guyana, and Iran.

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies including Russia (also known as OPEC+) expected to discuss crude oil output cuts on Sunday, Nov. 26, but the meeting was unexpectedly delayed to Nov. 30, as the members of the cartel were struggling to agree on output levels and hence possible reductions.

In a surprise episode on Wednesday, some small African oil producers, including Angola, Congo, and Nigeria which some of them have struggled to meet their production quota, refused to agree on lower production levels for 2024.

The trio of African countries were seeking to raise their 2024 supply quotas above the provisional levels agreed at the OPEC+ June 2023 meeting. Angola and Congo have been producing below their 2024 production targets, while Nigeria has been able to increase output above target due to the improving security situation in the oil-rich Niger Delta.

OPEC’s de facto leader Saudi Arabia, together with Russia, wants to continue the production cut policy from the members and their unilateral output cuts to keep oil prices above the $80/b level, especially as the energy market forecasts a weaker demand growth in the first quarter of 2024 due to an economic recession, together with higher supply growth from the USA, Brazil, Guyana, and Iran.

Brent crude oil, 30-minutes chart

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies including Russia (also known as OPEC+) expected to discuss crude oil output cuts on Sunday, Nov. 26, but the meeting was unexpectedly delayed to Nov. 30, as the members of the cartel were struggling to agree on output levels and hence possible reductions.

In a surprise episode on Wednesday, some small African oil producers, including Angola, Congo, and Nigeria which some of them have struggled to meet their production quota, refused to agree on lower production levels for 2024.

The trio of African countries were seeking to raise their 2024 supply quotas above the provisional levels agreed at the OPEC+ June 2023 meeting. Angola and Congo have been producing below their 2024 production targets, while Nigeria has been able to increase output above target due to the improving security situation in the oil-rich Niger Delta.

OPEC’s de facto leader Saudi Arabia, together with Russia, wants to continue the production cut policy from the members and their unilateral output cuts to keep oil prices above the $80/b level, especially as the energy market forecasts a weaker demand growth in the first quarter of 2024 due to an economic recession, together with higher supply growth from the USA, Brazil, Guyana, and Iran.

Brent crude oil, 30-minutes chart

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies including Russia (also known as OPEC+) expected to discuss crude oil output cuts on Sunday, Nov. 26, but the meeting was unexpectedly delayed to Nov. 30, as the members of the cartel were struggling to agree on output levels and hence possible reductions.

In a surprise episode on Wednesday, some small African oil producers, including Angola, Congo, and Nigeria which some of them have struggled to meet their production quota, refused to agree on lower production levels for 2024.

The trio of African countries were seeking to raise their 2024 supply quotas above the provisional levels agreed at the OPEC+ June 2023 meeting. Angola and Congo have been producing below their 2024 production targets, while Nigeria has been able to increase output above target due to the improving security situation in the oil-rich Niger Delta.

OPEC’s de facto leader Saudi Arabia, together with Russia, wants to continue the production cut policy from the members and their unilateral output cuts to keep oil prices above the $80/b level, especially as the energy market forecasts a weaker demand growth in the first quarter of 2024 due to an economic recession, together with higher supply growth from the USA, Brazil, Guyana, and Iran.

Brent crude oil, 30-minutes chart

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies including Russia (also known as OPEC+) expected to discuss crude oil output cuts on Sunday, Nov. 26, but the meeting was unexpectedly delayed to Nov. 30, as the members of the cartel were struggling to agree on output levels and hence possible reductions.

In a surprise episode on Wednesday, some small African oil producers, including Angola, Congo, and Nigeria which some of them have struggled to meet their production quota, refused to agree on lower production levels for 2024.

The trio of African countries were seeking to raise their 2024 supply quotas above the provisional levels agreed at the OPEC+ June 2023 meeting. Angola and Congo have been producing below their 2024 production targets, while Nigeria has been able to increase output above target due to the improving security situation in the oil-rich Niger Delta.

OPEC’s de facto leader Saudi Arabia, together with Russia, wants to continue the production cut policy from the members and their unilateral output cuts to keep oil prices above the $80/b level, especially as the energy market forecasts a weaker demand growth in the first quarter of 2024 due to an economic recession, together with higher supply growth from the USA, Brazil, Guyana, and Iran.

The price of the Brent crude oil contract settled at $81.15/b, or 1% down, after falling as much as 4% to $79/b on Wednesday, while the WTI price ended at $76.40, after declining as much as 5% to $73.80/b during the day.

Brent crude oil, 30-minutes chart

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies including Russia (also known as OPEC+) expected to discuss crude oil output cuts on Sunday, Nov. 26, but the meeting was unexpectedly delayed to Nov. 30, as the members of the cartel were struggling to agree on output levels and hence possible reductions.

In a surprise episode on Wednesday, some small African oil producers, including Angola, Congo, and Nigeria which some of them have struggled to meet their production quota, refused to agree on lower production levels for 2024.

The trio of African countries were seeking to raise their 2024 supply quotas above the provisional levels agreed at the OPEC+ June 2023 meeting. Angola and Congo have been producing below their 2024 production targets, while Nigeria has been able to increase output above target due to the improving security situation in the oil-rich Niger Delta.

OPEC’s de facto leader Saudi Arabia, together with Russia, wants to continue the production cut policy from the members and their unilateral output cuts to keep oil prices above the $80/b level, especially as the energy market forecasts a weaker demand growth in the first quarter of 2024 due to an economic recession, together with higher supply growth from the USA, Brazil, Guyana, and Iran.

The price of the Brent crude oil contract settled at $81.15/b, or 1% down, after falling as much as 4% to $79/b on Wednesday, while the WTI price ended at $76.40, after declining as much as 5% to $73.80/b during the day.

Brent crude oil, 30-minutes chart

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies including Russia (also known as OPEC+) expected to discuss crude oil output cuts on Sunday, Nov. 26, but the meeting was unexpectedly delayed to Nov. 30, as the members of the cartel were struggling to agree on output levels and hence possible reductions.

In a surprise episode on Wednesday, some small African oil producers, including Angola, Congo, and Nigeria which some of them have struggled to meet their production quota, refused to agree on lower production levels for 2024.

The trio of African countries were seeking to raise their 2024 supply quotas above the provisional levels agreed at the OPEC+ June 2023 meeting. Angola and Congo have been producing below their 2024 production targets, while Nigeria has been able to increase output above target due to the improving security situation in the oil-rich Niger Delta.

OPEC’s de facto leader Saudi Arabia, together with Russia, wants to continue the production cut policy from the members and their unilateral output cuts to keep oil prices above the $80/b level, especially as the energy market forecasts a weaker demand growth in the first quarter of 2024 due to an economic recession, together with higher supply growth from the USA, Brazil, Guyana, and Iran.

Wednesday was a volatile trading day for the crude oil market as both Brent and WTI fluctuated up to 4% down, after a surprising move by the OPEC group and its allies including Russia, to push back from this weekend to Nov. 30, a much-anticipated output policy meeting, triggering speculation the producers might cut output less than earlier anticipated next year due to opposing African members.

The price of the Brent crude oil contract settled at $81.15/b, or 1% down, after falling as much as 4% to $79/b on Wednesday, while the WTI price ended at $76.40, after declining as much as 5% to $73.80/b during the day.

Brent crude oil, 30-minutes chart

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies including Russia (also known as OPEC+) expected to discuss crude oil output cuts on Sunday, Nov. 26, but the meeting was unexpectedly delayed to Nov. 30, as the members of the cartel were struggling to agree on output levels and hence possible reductions.

In a surprise episode on Wednesday, some small African oil producers, including Angola, Congo, and Nigeria which some of them have struggled to meet their production quota, refused to agree on lower production levels for 2024.

The trio of African countries were seeking to raise their 2024 supply quotas above the provisional levels agreed at the OPEC+ June 2023 meeting. Angola and Congo have been producing below their 2024 production targets, while Nigeria has been able to increase output above target due to the improving security situation in the oil-rich Niger Delta.

OPEC’s de facto leader Saudi Arabia, together with Russia, wants to continue the production cut policy from the members and their unilateral output cuts to keep oil prices above the $80/b level, especially as the energy market forecasts a weaker demand growth in the first quarter of 2024 due to an economic recession, together with higher supply growth from the USA, Brazil, Guyana, and Iran.

Wednesday was a volatile trading day for the crude oil market as both Brent and WTI fluctuated up to 4% down, after a surprising move by the OPEC group and its allies including Russia, to push back from this weekend to Nov. 30, a much-anticipated output policy meeting, triggering speculation the producers might cut output less than earlier anticipated next year due to opposing African members.

The price of the Brent crude oil contract settled at $81.15/b, or 1% down, after falling as much as 4% to $79/b on Wednesday, while the WTI price ended at $76.40, after declining as much as 5% to $73.80/b during the day.

Brent crude oil, 30-minutes chart

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies including Russia (also known as OPEC+) expected to discuss crude oil output cuts on Sunday, Nov. 26, but the meeting was unexpectedly delayed to Nov. 30, as the members of the cartel were struggling to agree on output levels and hence possible reductions.

In a surprise episode on Wednesday, some small African oil producers, including Angola, Congo, and Nigeria which some of them have struggled to meet their production quota, refused to agree on lower production levels for 2024.

The trio of African countries were seeking to raise their 2024 supply quotas above the provisional levels agreed at the OPEC+ June 2023 meeting. Angola and Congo have been producing below their 2024 production targets, while Nigeria has been able to increase output above target due to the improving security situation in the oil-rich Niger Delta.

OPEC’s de facto leader Saudi Arabia, together with Russia, wants to continue the production cut policy from the members and their unilateral output cuts to keep oil prices above the $80/b level, especially as the energy market forecasts a weaker demand growth in the first quarter of 2024 due to an economic recession, together with higher supply growth from the USA, Brazil, Guyana, and Iran.

Solana climbs above $60 on bullish sentiment and strong inflows

The upward momentum has also been bolstered by certain industry news, such as the launch of SOL perpetual futures trading announced by Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) on Monday, November 13.

Furthermore, Solana has also recently forged some key partnerships, such as with VISA and the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, which has boosted the network’s credibility and status.

The upward momentum has also been bolstered by certain industry news, such as the launch of SOL perpetual futures trading announced by Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) on Monday, November 13.

In this context, Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood talked about the strength of the Solana network against Ethereum last week, saying that “Solana is doing a really good job”, adding that “If you look at Ether it was faster and cheaper than bitcoin in the day. That’s how we got Ether. Solana is even faster and cost-effective than Ether.” https://www.theblock.co/post/263195/solanas-price-spikes-18-day-after-cathie-wood-sings-networks-praises

Furthermore, Solana has also recently forged some key partnerships, such as with VISA and the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, which has boosted the network’s credibility and status.

The upward momentum has also been bolstered by certain industry news, such as the launch of SOL perpetual futures trading announced by Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) on Monday, November 13.

In this context, Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood talked about the strength of the Solana network against Ethereum last week, saying that “Solana is doing a really good job”, adding that “If you look at Ether it was faster and cheaper than bitcoin in the day. That’s how we got Ether. Solana is even faster and cost-effective than Ether.” https://www.theblock.co/post/263195/solanas-price-spikes-18-day-after-cathie-wood-sings-networks-praises

Furthermore, Solana has also recently forged some key partnerships, such as with VISA and the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, which has boosted the network’s credibility and status.

The upward momentum has also been bolstered by certain industry news, such as the launch of SOL perpetual futures trading announced by Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) on Monday, November 13.

Further boosting investor sentiment is that Solana’s long-awaited scaling solution, Firedancer, finally went live on the test net in early November, which aims to boost Solana’s speed, reliability, and validator diversity, providing a long-term fix to the network’s issues with frequent outages.

In this context, Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood talked about the strength of the Solana network against Ethereum last week, saying that “Solana is doing a really good job”, adding that “If you look at Ether it was faster and cheaper than bitcoin in the day. That’s how we got Ether. Solana is even faster and cost-effective than Ether.” https://www.theblock.co/post/263195/solanas-price-spikes-18-day-after-cathie-wood-sings-networks-praises

Furthermore, Solana has also recently forged some key partnerships, such as with VISA and the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, which has boosted the network’s credibility and status.

The upward momentum has also been bolstered by certain industry news, such as the launch of SOL perpetual futures trading announced by Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) on Monday, November 13.

Further boosting investor sentiment is that Solana’s long-awaited scaling solution, Firedancer, finally went live on the test net in early November, which aims to boost Solana’s speed, reliability, and validator diversity, providing a long-term fix to the network’s issues with frequent outages.

In this context, Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood talked about the strength of the Solana network against Ethereum last week, saying that “Solana is doing a really good job”, adding that “If you look at Ether it was faster and cheaper than bitcoin in the day. That’s how we got Ether. Solana is even faster and cost-effective than Ether.” https://www.theblock.co/post/263195/solanas-price-spikes-18-day-after-cathie-wood-sings-networks-praises

Furthermore, Solana has also recently forged some key partnerships, such as with VISA and the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, which has boosted the network’s credibility and status.

The upward momentum has also been bolstered by certain industry news, such as the launch of SOL perpetual futures trading announced by Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) on Monday, November 13.

Solana ecosystem has been emerging as a strong contender to the domination of Ethereum (ETH) thanks to its lower gas fees, high transaction rates, and the use of the Proof-of-History (PoH) consensus mechanism.

Further boosting investor sentiment is that Solana’s long-awaited scaling solution, Firedancer, finally went live on the test net in early November, which aims to boost Solana’s speed, reliability, and validator diversity, providing a long-term fix to the network’s issues with frequent outages.

In this context, Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood talked about the strength of the Solana network against Ethereum last week, saying that “Solana is doing a really good job”, adding that “If you look at Ether it was faster and cheaper than bitcoin in the day. That’s how we got Ether. Solana is even faster and cost-effective than Ether.” https://www.theblock.co/post/263195/solanas-price-spikes-18-day-after-cathie-wood-sings-networks-praises

Furthermore, Solana has also recently forged some key partnerships, such as with VISA and the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, which has boosted the network’s credibility and status.

The upward momentum has also been bolstered by certain industry news, such as the launch of SOL perpetual futures trading announced by Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) on Monday, November 13.

Solana ecosystem has been emerging as a strong contender to the domination of Ethereum (ETH) thanks to its lower gas fees, high transaction rates, and the use of the Proof-of-History (PoH) consensus mechanism.

Further boosting investor sentiment is that Solana’s long-awaited scaling solution, Firedancer, finally went live on the test net in early November, which aims to boost Solana’s speed, reliability, and validator diversity, providing a long-term fix to the network’s issues with frequent outages.

In this context, Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood talked about the strength of the Solana network against Ethereum last week, saying that “Solana is doing a really good job”, adding that “If you look at Ether it was faster and cheaper than bitcoin in the day. That’s how we got Ether. Solana is even faster and cost-effective than Ether.” https://www.theblock.co/post/263195/solanas-price-spikes-18-day-after-cathie-wood-sings-networks-praises

Furthermore, Solana has also recently forged some key partnerships, such as with VISA and the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, which has boosted the network’s credibility and status.

The upward momentum has also been bolstered by certain industry news, such as the launch of SOL perpetual futures trading announced by Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) on Monday, November 13.

Investors have turned to Solana as it has been continuously growing and advancing its technology capabilities during the last years, with many analysts calling it a potential “Ethereum killer”, as it has the strength to challenge and possibly even overthrow Ethereum from its leading position as the world’s second-largest crypto.

Solana ecosystem has been emerging as a strong contender to the domination of Ethereum (ETH) thanks to its lower gas fees, high transaction rates, and the use of the Proof-of-History (PoH) consensus mechanism.

Further boosting investor sentiment is that Solana’s long-awaited scaling solution, Firedancer, finally went live on the test net in early November, which aims to boost Solana’s speed, reliability, and validator diversity, providing a long-term fix to the network’s issues with frequent outages.

In this context, Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood talked about the strength of the Solana network against Ethereum last week, saying that “Solana is doing a really good job”, adding that “If you look at Ether it was faster and cheaper than bitcoin in the day. That’s how we got Ether. Solana is even faster and cost-effective than Ether.” https://www.theblock.co/post/263195/solanas-price-spikes-18-day-after-cathie-wood-sings-networks-praises

Furthermore, Solana has also recently forged some key partnerships, such as with VISA and the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, which has boosted the network’s credibility and status.

The upward momentum has also been bolstered by certain industry news, such as the launch of SOL perpetual futures trading announced by Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) on Monday, November 13.

Investors have turned to Solana as it has been continuously growing and advancing its technology capabilities during the last years, with many analysts calling it a potential “Ethereum killer”, as it has the strength to challenge and possibly even overthrow Ethereum from its leading position as the world’s second-largest crypto.

Solana ecosystem has been emerging as a strong contender to the domination of Ethereum (ETH) thanks to its lower gas fees, high transaction rates, and the use of the Proof-of-History (PoH) consensus mechanism.

Further boosting investor sentiment is that Solana’s long-awaited scaling solution, Firedancer, finally went live on the test net in early November, which aims to boost Solana’s speed, reliability, and validator diversity, providing a long-term fix to the network’s issues with frequent outages.

In this context, Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood talked about the strength of the Solana network against Ethereum last week, saying that “Solana is doing a really good job”, adding that “If you look at Ether it was faster and cheaper than bitcoin in the day. That’s how we got Ether. Solana is even faster and cost-effective than Ether.” https://www.theblock.co/post/263195/solanas-price-spikes-18-day-after-cathie-wood-sings-networks-praises

Furthermore, Solana has also recently forged some key partnerships, such as with VISA and the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, which has boosted the network’s credibility and status.

The upward momentum has also been bolstered by certain industry news, such as the launch of SOL perpetual futures trading announced by Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) on Monday, November 13.

Solana’s rise can be attributed to several positive catalysts, including the influx of institutional investors into Sol’s ecosystem. Recent research conducted by CoinShares reveals that Solana witnessed substantial inflows amounting to around $119 million year-to-day, adding credibility to Solana’s growth story.

Investors have turned to Solana as it has been continuously growing and advancing its technology capabilities during the last years, with many analysts calling it a potential “Ethereum killer”, as it has the strength to challenge and possibly even overthrow Ethereum from its leading position as the world’s second-largest crypto.

Solana ecosystem has been emerging as a strong contender to the domination of Ethereum (ETH) thanks to its lower gas fees, high transaction rates, and the use of the Proof-of-History (PoH) consensus mechanism.

Further boosting investor sentiment is that Solana’s long-awaited scaling solution, Firedancer, finally went live on the test net in early November, which aims to boost Solana’s speed, reliability, and validator diversity, providing a long-term fix to the network’s issues with frequent outages.

In this context, Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood talked about the strength of the Solana network against Ethereum last week, saying that “Solana is doing a really good job”, adding that “If you look at Ether it was faster and cheaper than bitcoin in the day. That’s how we got Ether. Solana is even faster and cost-effective than Ether.” https://www.theblock.co/post/263195/solanas-price-spikes-18-day-after-cathie-wood-sings-networks-praises

Furthermore, Solana has also recently forged some key partnerships, such as with VISA and the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, which has boosted the network’s credibility and status.

The upward momentum has also been bolstered by certain industry news, such as the launch of SOL perpetual futures trading announced by Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) on Monday, November 13.

Solana’s rise can be attributed to several positive catalysts, including the influx of institutional investors into Sol’s ecosystem. Recent research conducted by CoinShares reveals that Solana witnessed substantial inflows amounting to around $119 million year-to-day, adding credibility to Solana’s growth story.

Investors have turned to Solana as it has been continuously growing and advancing its technology capabilities during the last years, with many analysts calling it a potential “Ethereum killer”, as it has the strength to challenge and possibly even overthrow Ethereum from its leading position as the world’s second-largest crypto.

Solana ecosystem has been emerging as a strong contender to the domination of Ethereum (ETH) thanks to its lower gas fees, high transaction rates, and the use of the Proof-of-History (PoH) consensus mechanism.

Further boosting investor sentiment is that Solana’s long-awaited scaling solution, Firedancer, finally went live on the test net in early November, which aims to boost Solana’s speed, reliability, and validator diversity, providing a long-term fix to the network’s issues with frequent outages.

In this context, Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood talked about the strength of the Solana network against Ethereum last week, saying that “Solana is doing a really good job”, adding that “If you look at Ether it was faster and cheaper than bitcoin in the day. That’s how we got Ether. Solana is even faster and cost-effective than Ether.” https://www.theblock.co/post/263195/solanas-price-spikes-18-day-after-cathie-wood-sings-networks-praises

Furthermore, Solana has also recently forged some key partnerships, such as with VISA and the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, which has boosted the network’s credibility and status.

The upward momentum has also been bolstered by certain industry news, such as the launch of SOL perpetual futures trading announced by Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) on Monday, November 13.

SOL/USD, Daily chart

Solana’s rise can be attributed to several positive catalysts, including the influx of institutional investors into Sol’s ecosystem. Recent research conducted by CoinShares reveals that Solana witnessed substantial inflows amounting to around $119 million year-to-day, adding credibility to Solana’s growth story.

Investors have turned to Solana as it has been continuously growing and advancing its technology capabilities during the last years, with many analysts calling it a potential “Ethereum killer”, as it has the strength to challenge and possibly even overthrow Ethereum from its leading position as the world’s second-largest crypto.

Solana ecosystem has been emerging as a strong contender to the domination of Ethereum (ETH) thanks to its lower gas fees, high transaction rates, and the use of the Proof-of-History (PoH) consensus mechanism.

Further boosting investor sentiment is that Solana’s long-awaited scaling solution, Firedancer, finally went live on the test net in early November, which aims to boost Solana’s speed, reliability, and validator diversity, providing a long-term fix to the network’s issues with frequent outages.

In this context, Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood talked about the strength of the Solana network against Ethereum last week, saying that “Solana is doing a really good job”, adding that “If you look at Ether it was faster and cheaper than bitcoin in the day. That’s how we got Ether. Solana is even faster and cost-effective than Ether.” https://www.theblock.co/post/263195/solanas-price-spikes-18-day-after-cathie-wood-sings-networks-praises

Furthermore, Solana has also recently forged some key partnerships, such as with VISA and the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, which has boosted the network’s credibility and status.

The upward momentum has also been bolstered by certain industry news, such as the launch of SOL perpetual futures trading announced by Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) on Monday, November 13.

SOL/USD, Daily chart

Solana’s rise can be attributed to several positive catalysts, including the influx of institutional investors into Sol’s ecosystem. Recent research conducted by CoinShares reveals that Solana witnessed substantial inflows amounting to around $119 million year-to-day, adding credibility to Solana’s growth story.

Investors have turned to Solana as it has been continuously growing and advancing its technology capabilities during the last years, with many analysts calling it a potential “Ethereum killer”, as it has the strength to challenge and possibly even overthrow Ethereum from its leading position as the world’s second-largest crypto.

Solana ecosystem has been emerging as a strong contender to the domination of Ethereum (ETH) thanks to its lower gas fees, high transaction rates, and the use of the Proof-of-History (PoH) consensus mechanism.

Further boosting investor sentiment is that Solana’s long-awaited scaling solution, Firedancer, finally went live on the test net in early November, which aims to boost Solana’s speed, reliability, and validator diversity, providing a long-term fix to the network’s issues with frequent outages.

In this context, Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood talked about the strength of the Solana network against Ethereum last week, saying that “Solana is doing a really good job”, adding that “If you look at Ether it was faster and cheaper than bitcoin in the day. That’s how we got Ether. Solana is even faster and cost-effective than Ether.” https://www.theblock.co/post/263195/solanas-price-spikes-18-day-after-cathie-wood-sings-networks-praises

Furthermore, Solana has also recently forged some key partnerships, such as with VISA and the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, which has boosted the network’s credibility and status.

The upward momentum has also been bolstered by certain industry news, such as the launch of SOL perpetual futures trading announced by Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) on Monday, November 13.

SOL/USD, Daily chart

Solana’s rise can be attributed to several positive catalysts, including the influx of institutional investors into Sol’s ecosystem. Recent research conducted by CoinShares reveals that Solana witnessed substantial inflows amounting to around $119 million year-to-day, adding credibility to Solana’s growth story.

Investors have turned to Solana as it has been continuously growing and advancing its technology capabilities during the last years, with many analysts calling it a potential “Ethereum killer”, as it has the strength to challenge and possibly even overthrow Ethereum from its leading position as the world’s second-largest crypto.

Solana ecosystem has been emerging as a strong contender to the domination of Ethereum (ETH) thanks to its lower gas fees, high transaction rates, and the use of the Proof-of-History (PoH) consensus mechanism.

Further boosting investor sentiment is that Solana’s long-awaited scaling solution, Firedancer, finally went live on the test net in early November, which aims to boost Solana’s speed, reliability, and validator diversity, providing a long-term fix to the network’s issues with frequent outages.

In this context, Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood talked about the strength of the Solana network against Ethereum last week, saying that “Solana is doing a really good job”, adding that “If you look at Ether it was faster and cheaper than bitcoin in the day. That’s how we got Ether. Solana is even faster and cost-effective than Ether.” https://www.theblock.co/post/263195/solanas-price-spikes-18-day-after-cathie-wood-sings-networks-praises

Furthermore, Solana has also recently forged some key partnerships, such as with VISA and the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, which has boosted the network’s credibility and status.

The upward momentum has also been bolstered by certain industry news, such as the launch of SOL perpetual futures trading announced by Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) on Monday, November 13.

SOL’s token has seen a 128% increase in the last 30 days, and nearly 500% year-to-day in a massive surge which has advanced it to the sixth position in terms of market cap through the current rally.

SOL/USD, Daily chart

Solana’s rise can be attributed to several positive catalysts, including the influx of institutional investors into Sol’s ecosystem. Recent research conducted by CoinShares reveals that Solana witnessed substantial inflows amounting to around $119 million year-to-day, adding credibility to Solana’s growth story.

Investors have turned to Solana as it has been continuously growing and advancing its technology capabilities during the last years, with many analysts calling it a potential “Ethereum killer”, as it has the strength to challenge and possibly even overthrow Ethereum from its leading position as the world’s second-largest crypto.

Solana ecosystem has been emerging as a strong contender to the domination of Ethereum (ETH) thanks to its lower gas fees, high transaction rates, and the use of the Proof-of-History (PoH) consensus mechanism.

Further boosting investor sentiment is that Solana’s long-awaited scaling solution, Firedancer, finally went live on the test net in early November, which aims to boost Solana’s speed, reliability, and validator diversity, providing a long-term fix to the network’s issues with frequent outages.

In this context, Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood talked about the strength of the Solana network against Ethereum last week, saying that “Solana is doing a really good job”, adding that “If you look at Ether it was faster and cheaper than bitcoin in the day. That’s how we got Ether. Solana is even faster and cost-effective than Ether.” https://www.theblock.co/post/263195/solanas-price-spikes-18-day-after-cathie-wood-sings-networks-praises

Furthermore, Solana has also recently forged some key partnerships, such as with VISA and the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, which has boosted the network’s credibility and status.

The upward momentum has also been bolstered by certain industry news, such as the launch of SOL perpetual futures trading announced by Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) on Monday, November 13.

SOL’s token has seen a 128% increase in the last 30 days, and nearly 500% year-to-day in a massive surge which has advanced it to the sixth position in terms of market cap through the current rally.

SOL/USD, Daily chart

Solana’s rise can be attributed to several positive catalysts, including the influx of institutional investors into Sol’s ecosystem. Recent research conducted by CoinShares reveals that Solana witnessed substantial inflows amounting to around $119 million year-to-day, adding credibility to Solana’s growth story.

Investors have turned to Solana as it has been continuously growing and advancing its technology capabilities during the last years, with many analysts calling it a potential “Ethereum killer”, as it has the strength to challenge and possibly even overthrow Ethereum from its leading position as the world’s second-largest crypto.

Solana ecosystem has been emerging as a strong contender to the domination of Ethereum (ETH) thanks to its lower gas fees, high transaction rates, and the use of the Proof-of-History (PoH) consensus mechanism.

Further boosting investor sentiment is that Solana’s long-awaited scaling solution, Firedancer, finally went live on the test net in early November, which aims to boost Solana’s speed, reliability, and validator diversity, providing a long-term fix to the network’s issues with frequent outages.

In this context, Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood talked about the strength of the Solana network against Ethereum last week, saying that “Solana is doing a really good job”, adding that “If you look at Ether it was faster and cheaper than bitcoin in the day. That’s how we got Ether. Solana is even faster and cost-effective than Ether.” https://www.theblock.co/post/263195/solanas-price-spikes-18-day-after-cathie-wood-sings-networks-praises

Furthermore, Solana has also recently forged some key partnerships, such as with VISA and the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, which has boosted the network’s credibility and status.

The upward momentum has also been bolstered by certain industry news, such as the launch of SOL perpetual futures trading announced by Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) on Monday, November 13.

The upward trend has pushed the price of SOL’s token from December 2022’s lows of $10 up to last Thursday’s intraday high of $68, while its market cap has surpassed $25 billion according to https://coinmarketcap.com/, outperforming all other blue-chip cryptocurrencies.

SOL’s token has seen a 128% increase in the last 30 days, and nearly 500% year-to-day in a massive surge which has advanced it to the sixth position in terms of market cap through the current rally.

SOL/USD, Daily chart

Solana’s rise can be attributed to several positive catalysts, including the influx of institutional investors into Sol’s ecosystem. Recent research conducted by CoinShares reveals that Solana witnessed substantial inflows amounting to around $119 million year-to-day, adding credibility to Solana’s growth story.

Investors have turned to Solana as it has been continuously growing and advancing its technology capabilities during the last years, with many analysts calling it a potential “Ethereum killer”, as it has the strength to challenge and possibly even overthrow Ethereum from its leading position as the world’s second-largest crypto.

Solana ecosystem has been emerging as a strong contender to the domination of Ethereum (ETH) thanks to its lower gas fees, high transaction rates, and the use of the Proof-of-History (PoH) consensus mechanism.

Further boosting investor sentiment is that Solana’s long-awaited scaling solution, Firedancer, finally went live on the test net in early November, which aims to boost Solana’s speed, reliability, and validator diversity, providing a long-term fix to the network’s issues with frequent outages.

In this context, Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood talked about the strength of the Solana network against Ethereum last week, saying that “Solana is doing a really good job”, adding that “If you look at Ether it was faster and cheaper than bitcoin in the day. That’s how we got Ether. Solana is even faster and cost-effective than Ether.” https://www.theblock.co/post/263195/solanas-price-spikes-18-day-after-cathie-wood-sings-networks-praises

Furthermore, Solana has also recently forged some key partnerships, such as with VISA and the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, which has boosted the network’s credibility and status.

The upward momentum has also been bolstered by certain industry news, such as the launch of SOL perpetual futures trading announced by Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) on Monday, November 13.

The upward trend has pushed the price of SOL’s token from December 2022’s lows of $10 up to last Thursday’s intraday high of $68, while its market cap has surpassed $25 billion according to https://coinmarketcap.com/, outperforming all other blue-chip cryptocurrencies.

SOL’s token has seen a 128% increase in the last 30 days, and nearly 500% year-to-day in a massive surge which has advanced it to the sixth position in terms of market cap through the current rally.

SOL/USD, Daily chart

Solana’s rise can be attributed to several positive catalysts, including the influx of institutional investors into Sol’s ecosystem. Recent research conducted by CoinShares reveals that Solana witnessed substantial inflows amounting to around $119 million year-to-day, adding credibility to Solana’s growth story.

Investors have turned to Solana as it has been continuously growing and advancing its technology capabilities during the last years, with many analysts calling it a potential “Ethereum killer”, as it has the strength to challenge and possibly even overthrow Ethereum from its leading position as the world’s second-largest crypto.

Solana ecosystem has been emerging as a strong contender to the domination of Ethereum (ETH) thanks to its lower gas fees, high transaction rates, and the use of the Proof-of-History (PoH) consensus mechanism.

Further boosting investor sentiment is that Solana’s long-awaited scaling solution, Firedancer, finally went live on the test net in early November, which aims to boost Solana’s speed, reliability, and validator diversity, providing a long-term fix to the network’s issues with frequent outages.

In this context, Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood talked about the strength of the Solana network against Ethereum last week, saying that “Solana is doing a really good job”, adding that “If you look at Ether it was faster and cheaper than bitcoin in the day. That’s how we got Ether. Solana is even faster and cost-effective than Ether.” https://www.theblock.co/post/263195/solanas-price-spikes-18-day-after-cathie-wood-sings-networks-praises

Furthermore, Solana has also recently forged some key partnerships, such as with VISA and the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, which has boosted the network’s credibility and status.

The upward momentum has also been bolstered by certain industry news, such as the launch of SOL perpetual futures trading announced by Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) on Monday, November 13.

While the blue-chips digital coins Bitcoin and Ethereum climbed up to 15-month highs of $38,000 and $2,100 respectively last week, Solana has been the one token that has posted a massive and remarkable rally in the same period.

The upward trend has pushed the price of SOL’s token from December 2022’s lows of $10 up to last Thursday’s intraday high of $68, while its market cap has surpassed $25 billion according to https://coinmarketcap.com/, outperforming all other blue-chip cryptocurrencies.

SOL’s token has seen a 128% increase in the last 30 days, and nearly 500% year-to-day in a massive surge which has advanced it to the sixth position in terms of market cap through the current rally.

SOL/USD, Daily chart

Solana’s rise can be attributed to several positive catalysts, including the influx of institutional investors into Sol’s ecosystem. Recent research conducted by CoinShares reveals that Solana witnessed substantial inflows amounting to around $119 million year-to-day, adding credibility to Solana’s growth story.

Investors have turned to Solana as it has been continuously growing and advancing its technology capabilities during the last years, with many analysts calling it a potential “Ethereum killer”, as it has the strength to challenge and possibly even overthrow Ethereum from its leading position as the world’s second-largest crypto.

Solana ecosystem has been emerging as a strong contender to the domination of Ethereum (ETH) thanks to its lower gas fees, high transaction rates, and the use of the Proof-of-History (PoH) consensus mechanism.

Further boosting investor sentiment is that Solana’s long-awaited scaling solution, Firedancer, finally went live on the test net in early November, which aims to boost Solana’s speed, reliability, and validator diversity, providing a long-term fix to the network’s issues with frequent outages.

In this context, Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood talked about the strength of the Solana network against Ethereum last week, saying that “Solana is doing a really good job”, adding that “If you look at Ether it was faster and cheaper than bitcoin in the day. That’s how we got Ether. Solana is even faster and cost-effective than Ether.” https://www.theblock.co/post/263195/solanas-price-spikes-18-day-after-cathie-wood-sings-networks-praises

Furthermore, Solana has also recently forged some key partnerships, such as with VISA and the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, which has boosted the network’s credibility and status.

The upward momentum has also been bolstered by certain industry news, such as the launch of SOL perpetual futures trading announced by Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) on Monday, November 13.

While the blue-chips digital coins Bitcoin and Ethereum climbed up to 15-month highs of $38,000 and $2,100 respectively last week, Solana has been the one token that has posted a massive and remarkable rally in the same period.

The upward trend has pushed the price of SOL’s token from December 2022’s lows of $10 up to last Thursday’s intraday high of $68, while its market cap has surpassed $25 billion according to https://coinmarketcap.com/, outperforming all other blue-chip cryptocurrencies.

SOL’s token has seen a 128% increase in the last 30 days, and nearly 500% year-to-day in a massive surge which has advanced it to the sixth position in terms of market cap through the current rally.

SOL/USD, Daily chart

Solana’s rise can be attributed to several positive catalysts, including the influx of institutional investors into Sol’s ecosystem. Recent research conducted by CoinShares reveals that Solana witnessed substantial inflows amounting to around $119 million year-to-day, adding credibility to Solana’s growth story.

Investors have turned to Solana as it has been continuously growing and advancing its technology capabilities during the last years, with many analysts calling it a potential “Ethereum killer”, as it has the strength to challenge and possibly even overthrow Ethereum from its leading position as the world’s second-largest crypto.

Solana ecosystem has been emerging as a strong contender to the domination of Ethereum (ETH) thanks to its lower gas fees, high transaction rates, and the use of the Proof-of-History (PoH) consensus mechanism.

Further boosting investor sentiment is that Solana’s long-awaited scaling solution, Firedancer, finally went live on the test net in early November, which aims to boost Solana’s speed, reliability, and validator diversity, providing a long-term fix to the network’s issues with frequent outages.

In this context, Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood talked about the strength of the Solana network against Ethereum last week, saying that “Solana is doing a really good job”, adding that “If you look at Ether it was faster and cheaper than bitcoin in the day. That’s how we got Ether. Solana is even faster and cost-effective than Ether.” https://www.theblock.co/post/263195/solanas-price-spikes-18-day-after-cathie-wood-sings-networks-praises

Furthermore, Solana has also recently forged some key partnerships, such as with VISA and the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, which has boosted the network’s credibility and status.

The upward momentum has also been bolstered by certain industry news, such as the launch of SOL perpetual futures trading announced by Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) on Monday, November 13.

The U.S. stocks rally and the dollar falls on easing CPI inflation

Technology and commodities stocks saw outsized gains, with Amazon, Apple, AMD, Nvidia, Intel, and SOX, the Philadelphia semiconductor ETF gaining between 2%-3%, and Tesla gaining 6%, while mining stocks Alcoa, BHP, RIO, Glencore, Vale, Mos, and NEM added over 3% profits.

Equity investors cheered the disinflationary trend which could prompt the Fed to end its interest rate-hiking cycle, sending growth-sensitive Nasdaq Composite higher by 2.4%, while the S&P 500 climbed 1.9%, and the Dow Jones gained nearly 500 points, or 1.4%.

Technology and commodities stocks saw outsized gains, with Amazon, Apple, AMD, Nvidia, Intel, and SOX, the Philadelphia semiconductor ETF gaining between 2%-3%, and Tesla gaining 6%, while mining stocks Alcoa, BHP, RIO, Glencore, Vale, Mos, and NEM added over 3% profits.

Equity investors cheered the disinflationary trend which could prompt the Fed to end its interest rate-hiking cycle, sending growth-sensitive Nasdaq Composite higher by 2.4%, while the S&P 500 climbed 1.9%, and the Dow Jones gained nearly 500 points, or 1.4%.

Technology and commodities stocks saw outsized gains, with Amazon, Apple, AMD, Nvidia, Intel, and SOX, the Philadelphia semiconductor ETF gaining between 2%-3%, and Tesla gaining 6%, while mining stocks Alcoa, BHP, RIO, Glencore, Vale, Mos, and NEM added over 3% profits.

With the dollar on the back foot, the Euro rallied up to a 3-month high of $1.0880, Pound Sterling rose to $1.25, the Japanese Yen bounced to ¥150.40, with the antipodean currencies Aud and Nzd advanced to $0.65 and $0.6050 respectively.

Equity investors cheered the disinflationary trend which could prompt the Fed to end its interest rate-hiking cycle, sending growth-sensitive Nasdaq Composite higher by 2.4%, while the S&P 500 climbed 1.9%, and the Dow Jones gained nearly 500 points, or 1.4%.

Technology and commodities stocks saw outsized gains, with Amazon, Apple, AMD, Nvidia, Intel, and SOX, the Philadelphia semiconductor ETF gaining between 2%-3%, and Tesla gaining 6%, while mining stocks Alcoa, BHP, RIO, Glencore, Vale, Mos, and NEM added over 3% profits.

With the dollar on the back foot, the Euro rallied up to a 3-month high of $1.0880, Pound Sterling rose to $1.25, the Japanese Yen bounced to ¥150.40, with the antipodean currencies Aud and Nzd advanced to $0.65 and $0.6050 respectively.

Equity investors cheered the disinflationary trend which could prompt the Fed to end its interest rate-hiking cycle, sending growth-sensitive Nasdaq Composite higher by 2.4%, while the S&P 500 climbed 1.9%, and the Dow Jones gained nearly 500 points, or 1.4%.

Technology and commodities stocks saw outsized gains, with Amazon, Apple, AMD, Nvidia, Intel, and SOX, the Philadelphia semiconductor ETF gaining between 2%-3%, and Tesla gaining 6%, while mining stocks Alcoa, BHP, RIO, Glencore, Vale, Mos, and NEM added over 3% profits.

The DXY-U.S. dollar index, which tracks the value of the greenback against six major peers, fell almost 1.5% toward the 104 level, the lowest since early September, following the selloff in the U.S. Treasury yields, with the 10-y yields falling as low as 4.43%.

With the dollar on the back foot, the Euro rallied up to a 3-month high of $1.0880, Pound Sterling rose to $1.25, the Japanese Yen bounced to ¥150.40, with the antipodean currencies Aud and Nzd advanced to $0.65 and $0.6050 respectively.

Equity investors cheered the disinflationary trend which could prompt the Fed to end its interest rate-hiking cycle, sending growth-sensitive Nasdaq Composite higher by 2.4%, while the S&P 500 climbed 1.9%, and the Dow Jones gained nearly 500 points, or 1.4%.

Technology and commodities stocks saw outsized gains, with Amazon, Apple, AMD, Nvidia, Intel, and SOX, the Philadelphia semiconductor ETF gaining between 2%-3%, and Tesla gaining 6%, while mining stocks Alcoa, BHP, RIO, Glencore, Vale, Mos, and NEM added over 3% profits.

The DXY-U.S. dollar index, which tracks the value of the greenback against six major peers, fell almost 1.5% toward the 104 level, the lowest since early September, following the selloff in the U.S. Treasury yields, with the 10-y yields falling as low as 4.43%.

With the dollar on the back foot, the Euro rallied up to a 3-month high of $1.0880, Pound Sterling rose to $1.25, the Japanese Yen bounced to ¥150.40, with the antipodean currencies Aud and Nzd advanced to $0.65 and $0.6050 respectively.

Equity investors cheered the disinflationary trend which could prompt the Fed to end its interest rate-hiking cycle, sending growth-sensitive Nasdaq Composite higher by 2.4%, while the S&P 500 climbed 1.9%, and the Dow Jones gained nearly 500 points, or 1.4%.

Technology and commodities stocks saw outsized gains, with Amazon, Apple, AMD, Nvidia, Intel, and SOX, the Philadelphia semiconductor ETF gaining between 2%-3%, and Tesla gaining 6%, while mining stocks Alcoa, BHP, RIO, Glencore, Vale, Mos, and NEM added over 3% profits.

Both readings were below Wall Street estimates of an annual rise of 3.3% and 4.1% respectively, triggering a selloff on the U.S. dollar and the Treasury yields, and sparking a major rally across the financial board.

The DXY-U.S. dollar index, which tracks the value of the greenback against six major peers, fell almost 1.5% toward the 104 level, the lowest since early September, following the selloff in the U.S. Treasury yields, with the 10-y yields falling as low as 4.43%.

With the dollar on the back foot, the Euro rallied up to a 3-month high of $1.0880, Pound Sterling rose to $1.25, the Japanese Yen bounced to ¥150.40, with the antipodean currencies Aud and Nzd advanced to $0.65 and $0.6050 respectively.

Equity investors cheered the disinflationary trend which could prompt the Fed to end its interest rate-hiking cycle, sending growth-sensitive Nasdaq Composite higher by 2.4%, while the S&P 500 climbed 1.9%, and the Dow Jones gained nearly 500 points, or 1.4%.

Technology and commodities stocks saw outsized gains, with Amazon, Apple, AMD, Nvidia, Intel, and SOX, the Philadelphia semiconductor ETF gaining between 2%-3%, and Tesla gaining 6%, while mining stocks Alcoa, BHP, RIO, Glencore, Vale, Mos, and NEM added over 3% profits.

Both readings were below Wall Street estimates of an annual rise of 3.3% and 4.1% respectively, triggering a selloff on the U.S. dollar and the Treasury yields, and sparking a major rally across the financial board.

The DXY-U.S. dollar index, which tracks the value of the greenback against six major peers, fell almost 1.5% toward the 104 level, the lowest since early September, following the selloff in the U.S. Treasury yields, with the 10-y yields falling as low as 4.43%.

With the dollar on the back foot, the Euro rallied up to a 3-month high of $1.0880, Pound Sterling rose to $1.25, the Japanese Yen bounced to ¥150.40, with the antipodean currencies Aud and Nzd advanced to $0.65 and $0.6050 respectively.

Equity investors cheered the disinflationary trend which could prompt the Fed to end its interest rate-hiking cycle, sending growth-sensitive Nasdaq Composite higher by 2.4%, while the S&P 500 climbed 1.9%, and the Dow Jones gained nearly 500 points, or 1.4%.

Technology and commodities stocks saw outsized gains, with Amazon, Apple, AMD, Nvidia, Intel, and SOX, the Philadelphia semiconductor ETF gaining between 2%-3%, and Tesla gaining 6%, while mining stocks Alcoa, BHP, RIO, Glencore, Vale, Mos, and NEM added over 3% profits.

Falling dollar and bond yields sparked a rally across the board:

Both readings were below Wall Street estimates of an annual rise of 3.3% and 4.1% respectively, triggering a selloff on the U.S. dollar and the Treasury yields, and sparking a major rally across the financial board.

The DXY-U.S. dollar index, which tracks the value of the greenback against six major peers, fell almost 1.5% toward the 104 level, the lowest since early September, following the selloff in the U.S. Treasury yields, with the 10-y yields falling as low as 4.43%.

With the dollar on the back foot, the Euro rallied up to a 3-month high of $1.0880, Pound Sterling rose to $1.25, the Japanese Yen bounced to ¥150.40, with the antipodean currencies Aud and Nzd advanced to $0.65 and $0.6050 respectively.

Equity investors cheered the disinflationary trend which could prompt the Fed to end its interest rate-hiking cycle, sending growth-sensitive Nasdaq Composite higher by 2.4%, while the S&P 500 climbed 1.9%, and the Dow Jones gained nearly 500 points, or 1.4%.

Technology and commodities stocks saw outsized gains, with Amazon, Apple, AMD, Nvidia, Intel, and SOX, the Philadelphia semiconductor ETF gaining between 2%-3%, and Tesla gaining 6%, while mining stocks Alcoa, BHP, RIO, Glencore, Vale, Mos, and NEM added over 3% profits.

Falling dollar and bond yields sparked a rally across the board:

Both readings were below Wall Street estimates of an annual rise of 3.3% and 4.1% respectively, triggering a selloff on the U.S. dollar and the Treasury yields, and sparking a major rally across the financial board.

The DXY-U.S. dollar index, which tracks the value of the greenback against six major peers, fell almost 1.5% toward the 104 level, the lowest since early September, following the selloff in the U.S. Treasury yields, with the 10-y yields falling as low as 4.43%.

With the dollar on the back foot, the Euro rallied up to a 3-month high of $1.0880, Pound Sterling rose to $1.25, the Japanese Yen bounced to ¥150.40, with the antipodean currencies Aud and Nzd advanced to $0.65 and $0.6050 respectively.

Equity investors cheered the disinflationary trend which could prompt the Fed to end its interest rate-hiking cycle, sending growth-sensitive Nasdaq Composite higher by 2.4%, while the S&P 500 climbed 1.9%, and the Dow Jones gained nearly 500 points, or 1.4%.

Technology and commodities stocks saw outsized gains, with Amazon, Apple, AMD, Nvidia, Intel, and SOX, the Philadelphia semiconductor ETF gaining between 2%-3%, and Tesla gaining 6%, while mining stocks Alcoa, BHP, RIO, Glencore, Vale, Mos, and NEM added over 3% profits.

The Fed, which held interest rates steady at their last two FOMC monetary policy meetings, is scheduled to hold its next two-day gathering on Dec. 12-13.

Falling dollar and bond yields sparked a rally across the board:

Both readings were below Wall Street estimates of an annual rise of 3.3% and 4.1% respectively, triggering a selloff on the U.S. dollar and the Treasury yields, and sparking a major rally across the financial board.

The DXY-U.S. dollar index, which tracks the value of the greenback against six major peers, fell almost 1.5% toward the 104 level, the lowest since early September, following the selloff in the U.S. Treasury yields, with the 10-y yields falling as low as 4.43%.

With the dollar on the back foot, the Euro rallied up to a 3-month high of $1.0880, Pound Sterling rose to $1.25, the Japanese Yen bounced to ¥150.40, with the antipodean currencies Aud and Nzd advanced to $0.65 and $0.6050 respectively.

Equity investors cheered the disinflationary trend which could prompt the Fed to end its interest rate-hiking cycle, sending growth-sensitive Nasdaq Composite higher by 2.4%, while the S&P 500 climbed 1.9%, and the Dow Jones gained nearly 500 points, or 1.4%.

Technology and commodities stocks saw outsized gains, with Amazon, Apple, AMD, Nvidia, Intel, and SOX, the Philadelphia semiconductor ETF gaining between 2%-3%, and Tesla gaining 6%, while mining stocks Alcoa, BHP, RIO, Glencore, Vale, Mos, and NEM added over 3% profits.

The Fed, which held interest rates steady at their last two FOMC monetary policy meetings, is scheduled to hold its next two-day gathering on Dec. 12-13.

Falling dollar and bond yields sparked a rally across the board:

Both readings were below Wall Street estimates of an annual rise of 3.3% and 4.1% respectively, triggering a selloff on the U.S. dollar and the Treasury yields, and sparking a major rally across the financial board.

The DXY-U.S. dollar index, which tracks the value of the greenback against six major peers, fell almost 1.5% toward the 104 level, the lowest since early September, following the selloff in the U.S. Treasury yields, with the 10-y yields falling as low as 4.43%.

With the dollar on the back foot, the Euro rallied up to a 3-month high of $1.0880, Pound Sterling rose to $1.25, the Japanese Yen bounced to ¥150.40, with the antipodean currencies Aud and Nzd advanced to $0.65 and $0.6050 respectively.

Equity investors cheered the disinflationary trend which could prompt the Fed to end its interest rate-hiking cycle, sending growth-sensitive Nasdaq Composite higher by 2.4%, while the S&P 500 climbed 1.9%, and the Dow Jones gained nearly 500 points, or 1.4%.

Technology and commodities stocks saw outsized gains, with Amazon, Apple, AMD, Nvidia, Intel, and SOX, the Philadelphia semiconductor ETF gaining between 2%-3%, and Tesla gaining 6%, while mining stocks Alcoa, BHP, RIO, Glencore, Vale, Mos, and NEM added over 3% profits.

Even though the annual level of inflation was the lowest in two years, however, it’s still well above the Federal Reserve’s 2% inflation target. Fed began its battle against persistent inflation in March 2022, increasing its key borrowing rate 11 times for a total of 5.25 percentage points.

The Fed, which held interest rates steady at their last two FOMC monetary policy meetings, is scheduled to hold its next two-day gathering on Dec. 12-13.

Falling dollar and bond yields sparked a rally across the board:

Both readings were below Wall Street estimates of an annual rise of 3.3% and 4.1% respectively, triggering a selloff on the U.S. dollar and the Treasury yields, and sparking a major rally across the financial board.

The DXY-U.S. dollar index, which tracks the value of the greenback against six major peers, fell almost 1.5% toward the 104 level, the lowest since early September, following the selloff in the U.S. Treasury yields, with the 10-y yields falling as low as 4.43%.

With the dollar on the back foot, the Euro rallied up to a 3-month high of $1.0880, Pound Sterling rose to $1.25, the Japanese Yen bounced to ¥150.40, with the antipodean currencies Aud and Nzd advanced to $0.65 and $0.6050 respectively.

Equity investors cheered the disinflationary trend which could prompt the Fed to end its interest rate-hiking cycle, sending growth-sensitive Nasdaq Composite higher by 2.4%, while the S&P 500 climbed 1.9%, and the Dow Jones gained nearly 500 points, or 1.4%.

Technology and commodities stocks saw outsized gains, with Amazon, Apple, AMD, Nvidia, Intel, and SOX, the Philadelphia semiconductor ETF gaining between 2%-3%, and Tesla gaining 6%, while mining stocks Alcoa, BHP, RIO, Glencore, Vale, Mos, and NEM added over 3% profits.

Even though the annual level of inflation was the lowest in two years, however, it’s still well above the Federal Reserve’s 2% inflation target. Fed began its battle against persistent inflation in March 2022, increasing its key borrowing rate 11 times for a total of 5.25 percentage points.

The Fed, which held interest rates steady at their last two FOMC monetary policy meetings, is scheduled to hold its next two-day gathering on Dec. 12-13.

Falling dollar and bond yields sparked a rally across the board:

Both readings were below Wall Street estimates of an annual rise of 3.3% and 4.1% respectively, triggering a selloff on the U.S. dollar and the Treasury yields, and sparking a major rally across the financial board.

The DXY-U.S. dollar index, which tracks the value of the greenback against six major peers, fell almost 1.5% toward the 104 level, the lowest since early September, following the selloff in the U.S. Treasury yields, with the 10-y yields falling as low as 4.43%.

With the dollar on the back foot, the Euro rallied up to a 3-month high of $1.0880, Pound Sterling rose to $1.25, the Japanese Yen bounced to ¥150.40, with the antipodean currencies Aud and Nzd advanced to $0.65 and $0.6050 respectively.

Equity investors cheered the disinflationary trend which could prompt the Fed to end its interest rate-hiking cycle, sending growth-sensitive Nasdaq Composite higher by 2.4%, while the S&P 500 climbed 1.9%, and the Dow Jones gained nearly 500 points, or 1.4%.

Technology and commodities stocks saw outsized gains, with Amazon, Apple, AMD, Nvidia, Intel, and SOX, the Philadelphia semiconductor ETF gaining between 2%-3%, and Tesla gaining 6%, while mining stocks Alcoa, BHP, RIO, Glencore, Vale, Mos, and NEM added over 3% profits.

The softer CPI-inflation data readings provided a hopeful sign that persistently high prices of commonly used goods and services are easing their pressure on the U.S. economy and giving a potential green light to the Federal Reserve to stop raising interest rates.

Even though the annual level of inflation was the lowest in two years, however, it’s still well above the Federal Reserve’s 2% inflation target. Fed began its battle against persistent inflation in March 2022, increasing its key borrowing rate 11 times for a total of 5.25 percentage points.

The Fed, which held interest rates steady at their last two FOMC monetary policy meetings, is scheduled to hold its next two-day gathering on Dec. 12-13.

Falling dollar and bond yields sparked a rally across the board:

Both readings were below Wall Street estimates of an annual rise of 3.3% and 4.1% respectively, triggering a selloff on the U.S. dollar and the Treasury yields, and sparking a major rally across the financial board.

The DXY-U.S. dollar index, which tracks the value of the greenback against six major peers, fell almost 1.5% toward the 104 level, the lowest since early September, following the selloff in the U.S. Treasury yields, with the 10-y yields falling as low as 4.43%.

With the dollar on the back foot, the Euro rallied up to a 3-month high of $1.0880, Pound Sterling rose to $1.25, the Japanese Yen bounced to ¥150.40, with the antipodean currencies Aud and Nzd advanced to $0.65 and $0.6050 respectively.

Equity investors cheered the disinflationary trend which could prompt the Fed to end its interest rate-hiking cycle, sending growth-sensitive Nasdaq Composite higher by 2.4%, while the S&P 500 climbed 1.9%, and the Dow Jones gained nearly 500 points, or 1.4%.

Technology and commodities stocks saw outsized gains, with Amazon, Apple, AMD, Nvidia, Intel, and SOX, the Philadelphia semiconductor ETF gaining between 2%-3%, and Tesla gaining 6%, while mining stocks Alcoa, BHP, RIO, Glencore, Vale, Mos, and NEM added over 3% profits.

The softer CPI-inflation data readings provided a hopeful sign that persistently high prices of commonly used goods and services are easing their pressure on the U.S. economy and giving a potential green light to the Federal Reserve to stop raising interest rates.

Even though the annual level of inflation was the lowest in two years, however, it’s still well above the Federal Reserve’s 2% inflation target. Fed began its battle against persistent inflation in March 2022, increasing its key borrowing rate 11 times for a total of 5.25 percentage points.

The Fed, which held interest rates steady at their last two FOMC monetary policy meetings, is scheduled to hold its next two-day gathering on Dec. 12-13.

Falling dollar and bond yields sparked a rally across the board:

Both readings were below Wall Street estimates of an annual rise of 3.3% and 4.1% respectively, triggering a selloff on the U.S. dollar and the Treasury yields, and sparking a major rally across the financial board.

The DXY-U.S. dollar index, which tracks the value of the greenback against six major peers, fell almost 1.5% toward the 104 level, the lowest since early September, following the selloff in the U.S. Treasury yields, with the 10-y yields falling as low as 4.43%.

With the dollar on the back foot, the Euro rallied up to a 3-month high of $1.0880, Pound Sterling rose to $1.25, the Japanese Yen bounced to ¥150.40, with the antipodean currencies Aud and Nzd advanced to $0.65 and $0.6050 respectively.

Equity investors cheered the disinflationary trend which could prompt the Fed to end its interest rate-hiking cycle, sending growth-sensitive Nasdaq Composite higher by 2.4%, while the S&P 500 climbed 1.9%, and the Dow Jones gained nearly 500 points, or 1.4%.

Technology and commodities stocks saw outsized gains, with Amazon, Apple, AMD, Nvidia, Intel, and SOX, the Philadelphia semiconductor ETF gaining between 2%-3%, and Tesla gaining 6%, while mining stocks Alcoa, BHP, RIO, Glencore, Vale, Mos, and NEM added over 3% profits.

U.S. CPI-inflation index as of October 2023

The softer CPI-inflation data readings provided a hopeful sign that persistently high prices of commonly used goods and services are easing their pressure on the U.S. economy and giving a potential green light to the Federal Reserve to stop raising interest rates.

Even though the annual level of inflation was the lowest in two years, however, it’s still well above the Federal Reserve’s 2% inflation target. Fed began its battle against persistent inflation in March 2022, increasing its key borrowing rate 11 times for a total of 5.25 percentage points.

The Fed, which held interest rates steady at their last two FOMC monetary policy meetings, is scheduled to hold its next two-day gathering on Dec. 12-13.

Falling dollar and bond yields sparked a rally across the board:

Both readings were below Wall Street estimates of an annual rise of 3.3% and 4.1% respectively, triggering a selloff on the U.S. dollar and the Treasury yields, and sparking a major rally across the financial board.

The DXY-U.S. dollar index, which tracks the value of the greenback against six major peers, fell almost 1.5% toward the 104 level, the lowest since early September, following the selloff in the U.S. Treasury yields, with the 10-y yields falling as low as 4.43%.

With the dollar on the back foot, the Euro rallied up to a 3-month high of $1.0880, Pound Sterling rose to $1.25, the Japanese Yen bounced to ¥150.40, with the antipodean currencies Aud and Nzd advanced to $0.65 and $0.6050 respectively.

Equity investors cheered the disinflationary trend which could prompt the Fed to end its interest rate-hiking cycle, sending growth-sensitive Nasdaq Composite higher by 2.4%, while the S&P 500 climbed 1.9%, and the Dow Jones gained nearly 500 points, or 1.4%.

Technology and commodities stocks saw outsized gains, with Amazon, Apple, AMD, Nvidia, Intel, and SOX, the Philadelphia semiconductor ETF gaining between 2%-3%, and Tesla gaining 6%, while mining stocks Alcoa, BHP, RIO, Glencore, Vale, Mos, and NEM added over 3% profits.

U.S. CPI-inflation index as of October 2023

The softer CPI-inflation data readings provided a hopeful sign that persistently high prices of commonly used goods and services are easing their pressure on the U.S. economy and giving a potential green light to the Federal Reserve to stop raising interest rates.

Even though the annual level of inflation was the lowest in two years, however, it’s still well above the Federal Reserve’s 2% inflation target. Fed began its battle against persistent inflation in March 2022, increasing its key borrowing rate 11 times for a total of 5.25 percentage points.

The Fed, which held interest rates steady at their last two FOMC monetary policy meetings, is scheduled to hold its next two-day gathering on Dec. 12-13.

Falling dollar and bond yields sparked a rally across the board:

Both readings were below Wall Street estimates of an annual rise of 3.3% and 4.1% respectively, triggering a selloff on the U.S. dollar and the Treasury yields, and sparking a major rally across the financial board.

The DXY-U.S. dollar index, which tracks the value of the greenback against six major peers, fell almost 1.5% toward the 104 level, the lowest since early September, following the selloff in the U.S. Treasury yields, with the 10-y yields falling as low as 4.43%.

With the dollar on the back foot, the Euro rallied up to a 3-month high of $1.0880, Pound Sterling rose to $1.25, the Japanese Yen bounced to ¥150.40, with the antipodean currencies Aud and Nzd advanced to $0.65 and $0.6050 respectively.

Equity investors cheered the disinflationary trend which could prompt the Fed to end its interest rate-hiking cycle, sending growth-sensitive Nasdaq Composite higher by 2.4%, while the S&P 500 climbed 1.9%, and the Dow Jones gained nearly 500 points, or 1.4%.

Technology and commodities stocks saw outsized gains, with Amazon, Apple, AMD, Nvidia, Intel, and SOX, the Philadelphia semiconductor ETF gaining between 2%-3%, and Tesla gaining 6%, while mining stocks Alcoa, BHP, RIO, Glencore, Vale, Mos, and NEM added over 3% profits.

U.S. CPI-inflation index as of October 2023

The softer CPI-inflation data readings provided a hopeful sign that persistently high prices of commonly used goods and services are easing their pressure on the U.S. economy and giving a potential green light to the Federal Reserve to stop raising interest rates.

Even though the annual level of inflation was the lowest in two years, however, it’s still well above the Federal Reserve’s 2% inflation target. Fed began its battle against persistent inflation in March 2022, increasing its key borrowing rate 11 times for a total of 5.25 percentage points.

The Fed, which held interest rates steady at their last two FOMC monetary policy meetings, is scheduled to hold its next two-day gathering on Dec. 12-13.

Falling dollar and bond yields sparked a rally across the board:

Both readings were below Wall Street estimates of an annual rise of 3.3% and 4.1% respectively, triggering a selloff on the U.S. dollar and the Treasury yields, and sparking a major rally across the financial board.

The DXY-U.S. dollar index, which tracks the value of the greenback against six major peers, fell almost 1.5% toward the 104 level, the lowest since early September, following the selloff in the U.S. Treasury yields, with the 10-y yields falling as low as 4.43%.

With the dollar on the back foot, the Euro rallied up to a 3-month high of $1.0880, Pound Sterling rose to $1.25, the Japanese Yen bounced to ¥150.40, with the antipodean currencies Aud and Nzd advanced to $0.65 and $0.6050 respectively.

Equity investors cheered the disinflationary trend which could prompt the Fed to end its interest rate-hiking cycle, sending growth-sensitive Nasdaq Composite higher by 2.4%, while the S&P 500 climbed 1.9%, and the Dow Jones gained nearly 500 points, or 1.4%.

Technology and commodities stocks saw outsized gains, with Amazon, Apple, AMD, Nvidia, Intel, and SOX, the Philadelphia semiconductor ETF gaining between 2%-3%, and Tesla gaining 6%, while mining stocks Alcoa, BHP, RIO, Glencore, Vale, Mos, and NEM added over 3% profits.

The U.S. Labor Department reported yesterday that the CPI-consumer price index rose by 3.2% in October on an annualized basis, decelerating from a rate of 3.7% in September, due in large part to a fall in gas prices (2.5% fall for the month), while the core CPI (which excludes volatile food and energy prices) rose 0.2% in the month and by 4% annually.

U.S. CPI-inflation index as of October 2023

The softer CPI-inflation data readings provided a hopeful sign that persistently high prices of commonly used goods and services are easing their pressure on the U.S. economy and giving a potential green light to the Federal Reserve to stop raising interest rates.

Even though the annual level of inflation was the lowest in two years, however, it’s still well above the Federal Reserve’s 2% inflation target. Fed began its battle against persistent inflation in March 2022, increasing its key borrowing rate 11 times for a total of 5.25 percentage points.

The Fed, which held interest rates steady at their last two FOMC monetary policy meetings, is scheduled to hold its next two-day gathering on Dec. 12-13.

Falling dollar and bond yields sparked a rally across the board:

Both readings were below Wall Street estimates of an annual rise of 3.3% and 4.1% respectively, triggering a selloff on the U.S. dollar and the Treasury yields, and sparking a major rally across the financial board.

The DXY-U.S. dollar index, which tracks the value of the greenback against six major peers, fell almost 1.5% toward the 104 level, the lowest since early September, following the selloff in the U.S. Treasury yields, with the 10-y yields falling as low as 4.43%.

With the dollar on the back foot, the Euro rallied up to a 3-month high of $1.0880, Pound Sterling rose to $1.25, the Japanese Yen bounced to ¥150.40, with the antipodean currencies Aud and Nzd advanced to $0.65 and $0.6050 respectively.

Equity investors cheered the disinflationary trend which could prompt the Fed to end its interest rate-hiking cycle, sending growth-sensitive Nasdaq Composite higher by 2.4%, while the S&P 500 climbed 1.9%, and the Dow Jones gained nearly 500 points, or 1.4%.

Technology and commodities stocks saw outsized gains, with Amazon, Apple, AMD, Nvidia, Intel, and SOX, the Philadelphia semiconductor ETF gaining between 2%-3%, and Tesla gaining 6%, while mining stocks Alcoa, BHP, RIO, Glencore, Vale, Mos, and NEM added over 3% profits.

The U.S. Labor Department reported yesterday that the CPI-consumer price index rose by 3.2% in October on an annualized basis, decelerating from a rate of 3.7% in September, due in large part to a fall in gas prices (2.5% fall for the month), while the core CPI (which excludes volatile food and energy prices) rose 0.2% in the month and by 4% annually.

U.S. CPI-inflation index as of October 2023

The softer CPI-inflation data readings provided a hopeful sign that persistently high prices of commonly used goods and services are easing their pressure on the U.S. economy and giving a potential green light to the Federal Reserve to stop raising interest rates.

Even though the annual level of inflation was the lowest in two years, however, it’s still well above the Federal Reserve’s 2% inflation target. Fed began its battle against persistent inflation in March 2022, increasing its key borrowing rate 11 times for a total of 5.25 percentage points.

The Fed, which held interest rates steady at their last two FOMC monetary policy meetings, is scheduled to hold its next two-day gathering on Dec. 12-13.

Falling dollar and bond yields sparked a rally across the board:

Both readings were below Wall Street estimates of an annual rise of 3.3% and 4.1% respectively, triggering a selloff on the U.S. dollar and the Treasury yields, and sparking a major rally across the financial board.

The DXY-U.S. dollar index, which tracks the value of the greenback against six major peers, fell almost 1.5% toward the 104 level, the lowest since early September, following the selloff in the U.S. Treasury yields, with the 10-y yields falling as low as 4.43%.

With the dollar on the back foot, the Euro rallied up to a 3-month high of $1.0880, Pound Sterling rose to $1.25, the Japanese Yen bounced to ¥150.40, with the antipodean currencies Aud and Nzd advanced to $0.65 and $0.6050 respectively.

Equity investors cheered the disinflationary trend which could prompt the Fed to end its interest rate-hiking cycle, sending growth-sensitive Nasdaq Composite higher by 2.4%, while the S&P 500 climbed 1.9%, and the Dow Jones gained nearly 500 points, or 1.4%.

Technology and commodities stocks saw outsized gains, with Amazon, Apple, AMD, Nvidia, Intel, and SOX, the Philadelphia semiconductor ETF gaining between 2%-3%, and Tesla gaining 6%, while mining stocks Alcoa, BHP, RIO, Glencore, Vale, Mos, and NEM added over 3% profits.

The cooler-than-expected U.S. CPI inflation reading on Tuesday sparked a massive rally across the global stock markets and the growth-sensitive currencies, as it has increased the hopes that the Federal Reserve will have less motivation to raise interest rates further.

The U.S. Labor Department reported yesterday that the CPI-consumer price index rose by 3.2% in October on an annualized basis, decelerating from a rate of 3.7% in September, due in large part to a fall in gas prices (2.5% fall for the month), while the core CPI (which excludes volatile food and energy prices) rose 0.2% in the month and by 4% annually.

U.S. CPI-inflation index as of October 2023

The softer CPI-inflation data readings provided a hopeful sign that persistently high prices of commonly used goods and services are easing their pressure on the U.S. economy and giving a potential green light to the Federal Reserve to stop raising interest rates.

Even though the annual level of inflation was the lowest in two years, however, it’s still well above the Federal Reserve’s 2% inflation target. Fed began its battle against persistent inflation in March 2022, increasing its key borrowing rate 11 times for a total of 5.25 percentage points.

The Fed, which held interest rates steady at their last two FOMC monetary policy meetings, is scheduled to hold its next two-day gathering on Dec. 12-13.

Falling dollar and bond yields sparked a rally across the board:

Both readings were below Wall Street estimates of an annual rise of 3.3% and 4.1% respectively, triggering a selloff on the U.S. dollar and the Treasury yields, and sparking a major rally across the financial board.

The DXY-U.S. dollar index, which tracks the value of the greenback against six major peers, fell almost 1.5% toward the 104 level, the lowest since early September, following the selloff in the U.S. Treasury yields, with the 10-y yields falling as low as 4.43%.

With the dollar on the back foot, the Euro rallied up to a 3-month high of $1.0880, Pound Sterling rose to $1.25, the Japanese Yen bounced to ¥150.40, with the antipodean currencies Aud and Nzd advanced to $0.65 and $0.6050 respectively.

Equity investors cheered the disinflationary trend which could prompt the Fed to end its interest rate-hiking cycle, sending growth-sensitive Nasdaq Composite higher by 2.4%, while the S&P 500 climbed 1.9%, and the Dow Jones gained nearly 500 points, or 1.4%.

Technology and commodities stocks saw outsized gains, with Amazon, Apple, AMD, Nvidia, Intel, and SOX, the Philadelphia semiconductor ETF gaining between 2%-3%, and Tesla gaining 6%, while mining stocks Alcoa, BHP, RIO, Glencore, Vale, Mos, and NEM added over 3% profits.

The cooler-than-expected U.S. CPI inflation reading on Tuesday sparked a massive rally across the global stock markets and the growth-sensitive currencies, as it has increased the hopes that the Federal Reserve will have less motivation to raise interest rates further.

The U.S. Labor Department reported yesterday that the CPI-consumer price index rose by 3.2% in October on an annualized basis, decelerating from a rate of 3.7% in September, due in large part to a fall in gas prices (2.5% fall for the month), while the core CPI (which excludes volatile food and energy prices) rose 0.2% in the month and by 4% annually.

U.S. CPI-inflation index as of October 2023

The softer CPI-inflation data readings provided a hopeful sign that persistently high prices of commonly used goods and services are easing their pressure on the U.S. economy and giving a potential green light to the Federal Reserve to stop raising interest rates.

Even though the annual level of inflation was the lowest in two years, however, it’s still well above the Federal Reserve’s 2% inflation target. Fed began its battle against persistent inflation in March 2022, increasing its key borrowing rate 11 times for a total of 5.25 percentage points.

The Fed, which held interest rates steady at their last two FOMC monetary policy meetings, is scheduled to hold its next two-day gathering on Dec. 12-13.

Falling dollar and bond yields sparked a rally across the board:

Both readings were below Wall Street estimates of an annual rise of 3.3% and 4.1% respectively, triggering a selloff on the U.S. dollar and the Treasury yields, and sparking a major rally across the financial board.

The DXY-U.S. dollar index, which tracks the value of the greenback against six major peers, fell almost 1.5% toward the 104 level, the lowest since early September, following the selloff in the U.S. Treasury yields, with the 10-y yields falling as low as 4.43%.

With the dollar on the back foot, the Euro rallied up to a 3-month high of $1.0880, Pound Sterling rose to $1.25, the Japanese Yen bounced to ¥150.40, with the antipodean currencies Aud and Nzd advanced to $0.65 and $0.6050 respectively.

Equity investors cheered the disinflationary trend which could prompt the Fed to end its interest rate-hiking cycle, sending growth-sensitive Nasdaq Composite higher by 2.4%, while the S&P 500 climbed 1.9%, and the Dow Jones gained nearly 500 points, or 1.4%.

Technology and commodities stocks saw outsized gains, with Amazon, Apple, AMD, Nvidia, Intel, and SOX, the Philadelphia semiconductor ETF gaining between 2%-3%, and Tesla gaining 6%, while mining stocks Alcoa, BHP, RIO, Glencore, Vale, Mos, and NEM added over 3% profits.

Brent crude falls to a 3-month low of $81 on weaker oil fundamentals

Brent crude, Daily chart

Crude oil prices have been also easing despite the heightened uncertainty around the ground invasion of Israel to Gaza, and the potential for tensions to spread to a wider area in the oil-rich Middle East and Persian Gulf.

On the supply front, the U.S. crude oil production has climbed to its highest level on record, topping 13 million barrels per day in October according to the Energy Information Administration, and it’s expected to continue its rise next year, raising doubts over just how tight supplies would remain, which would add further pressure on the crude oil prices into 2024.

Hence, the selling pressure on crude oil prices has intensified this week as a series of weaker-than-expected economic data around the world have indicated the potential for a slowdown in crude oil and petroleum products demand.

The softer economic data from China, the second-largest oil consumer in the world after the USA- and the lower petroleum exports from the Chinese refineries (they reached the end of government export quotas) would result in lower demand for crude oil import, leading to higher crude inventories, which is a bearish signal for the crude oil prices.

Adding to the Chinese economic growth worries, some industrial countries in Europe, such as Germany, France, Italy, and the UK have posted weaker-than-expected manufacturing and services activity in October, indicating the risk of lower demand for petroleum products.

Brent crude, Daily chart

Crude oil prices have been also easing despite the heightened uncertainty around the ground invasion of Israel to Gaza, and the potential for tensions to spread to a wider area in the oil-rich Middle East and Persian Gulf.

On the supply front, the U.S. crude oil production has climbed to its highest level on record, topping 13 million barrels per day in October according to the Energy Information Administration, and it’s expected to continue its rise next year, raising doubts over just how tight supplies would remain, which would add further pressure on the crude oil prices into 2024.

Hence, the selling pressure on crude oil prices has intensified this week as a series of weaker-than-expected economic data around the world have indicated the potential for a slowdown in crude oil and petroleum products demand.

The softer economic data from China, the second-largest oil consumer in the world after the USA- and the lower petroleum exports from the Chinese refineries (they reached the end of government export quotas) would result in lower demand for crude oil import, leading to higher crude inventories, which is a bearish signal for the crude oil prices.

Adding to the Chinese economic growth worries, some industrial countries in Europe, such as Germany, France, Italy, and the UK have posted weaker-than-expected manufacturing and services activity in October, indicating the risk of lower demand for petroleum products.

Both Brent and WTI crude oil prices tumbled over 4% on Tuesday, to have their lowest finish since end-July of $81.61/b and $77.37/b respectively, on the back of a slowdown in China’s oil demand and fuel exports, and the rising inventories, despite the fear of supply disruptions in the oil-rich Middle East.

The ongoing geopolitical crisis in the Mideast hasn’t impacted global crude oil supplies yet, as the U.S. and EU diplomacy has been working determinedly to avoid a spread of the tension in the region.

In this context, the crude oil prices have lost almost the entire “geopolitical risk premium” added after the unexpected attack of Palestinian Hamas on Israel on 07 October, losing nearly $13/b or almost 13% since topping at $94/b in mid-October.

Brent crude, Daily chart

Crude oil prices have been also easing despite the heightened uncertainty around the ground invasion of Israel to Gaza, and the potential for tensions to spread to a wider area in the oil-rich Middle East and Persian Gulf.

On the supply front, the U.S. crude oil production has climbed to its highest level on record, topping 13 million barrels per day in October according to the Energy Information Administration, and it’s expected to continue its rise next year, raising doubts over just how tight supplies would remain, which would add further pressure on the crude oil prices into 2024.

Hence, the selling pressure on crude oil prices has intensified this week as a series of weaker-than-expected economic data around the world have indicated the potential for a slowdown in crude oil and petroleum products demand.

The softer economic data from China, the second-largest oil consumer in the world after the USA- and the lower petroleum exports from the Chinese refineries (they reached the end of government export quotas) would result in lower demand for crude oil import, leading to higher crude inventories, which is a bearish signal for the crude oil prices.

Adding to the Chinese economic growth worries, some industrial countries in Europe, such as Germany, France, Italy, and the UK have posted weaker-than-expected manufacturing and services activity in October, indicating the risk of lower demand for petroleum products.

Both Brent and WTI crude oil prices tumbled over 4% on Tuesday, to have their lowest finish since end-July of $81.61/b and $77.37/b respectively, on the back of a slowdown in China’s oil demand and fuel exports, and the rising inventories, despite the fear of supply disruptions in the oil-rich Middle East.

The ongoing geopolitical crisis in the Mideast hasn’t impacted global crude oil supplies yet, as the U.S. and EU diplomacy has been working determinedly to avoid a spread of the tension in the region.

In this context, the crude oil prices have lost almost the entire “geopolitical risk premium” added after the unexpected attack of Palestinian Hamas on Israel on 07 October, losing nearly $13/b or almost 13% since topping at $94/b in mid-October.

Brent crude, Daily chart

Crude oil prices have been also easing despite the heightened uncertainty around the ground invasion of Israel to Gaza, and the potential for tensions to spread to a wider area in the oil-rich Middle East and Persian Gulf.

On the supply front, the U.S. crude oil production has climbed to its highest level on record, topping 13 million barrels per day in October according to the Energy Information Administration, and it’s expected to continue its rise next year, raising doubts over just how tight supplies would remain, which would add further pressure on the crude oil prices into 2024.

Hence, the selling pressure on crude oil prices has intensified this week as a series of weaker-than-expected economic data around the world have indicated the potential for a slowdown in crude oil and petroleum products demand.

The softer economic data from China, the second-largest oil consumer in the world after the USA- and the lower petroleum exports from the Chinese refineries (they reached the end of government export quotas) would result in lower demand for crude oil import, leading to higher crude inventories, which is a bearish signal for the crude oil prices.

Adding to the Chinese economic growth worries, some industrial countries in Europe, such as Germany, France, Italy, and the UK have posted weaker-than-expected manufacturing and services activity in October, indicating the risk of lower demand for petroleum products.

Bitcoin, Solana and altcoins hit fresh yearly highs on ETF optimism

Solana/USD, Daily chart

Yet, the star of the altcoins has been the Solana, which is also called “the Ethereum killer” as its advanced technology could beat Ethereum soon. Solana hit a fresh 15-month high of $46 this morning, adding 90% in the last 30 days and 350% year-to-day according to Coinmarket cap https://coinmarketcap.com/.

The outperformance of smaller, riskier tokens is a sign of capital rotation from bitcoin and ether after their sizable rallies toward $35k and $1,900 respectively, a typical behavior from investors during crypto bull markets.

Historically, crypto cycles have followed the trend where BTC leads the first surge, then ETH, with capital progressively being allocated to lower cap and riskier bets of DeFi and alternative layer 1 tokens.

Solana/USD, Daily chart

Yet, the star of the altcoins has been the Solana, which is also called “the Ethereum killer” as its advanced technology could beat Ethereum soon. Solana hit a fresh 15-month high of $46 this morning, adding 90% in the last 30 days and 350% year-to-day according to Coinmarket cap https://coinmarketcap.com/.

The outperformance of smaller, riskier tokens is a sign of capital rotation from bitcoin and ether after their sizable rallies toward $35k and $1,900 respectively, a typical behavior from investors during crypto bull markets.

Historically, crypto cycles have followed the trend where BTC leads the first surge, then ETH, with capital progressively being allocated to lower cap and riskier bets of DeFi and alternative layer 1 tokens.

Bitcoin finally broke above the key $35,000 resistance level on Thursday morning, climbing as high as $37,000, the highest since May 2022, while some major altcoins hit fresh yearly highs as strong demand is flowing back into the crypto ecosystem, driven by the optimism around the launch of the first spot Bitcoin ETF.

Crypto investors and speculators have been flowing back into the hard-beaten cryptocurrencies since the start of the year, as the anticipation of the approval of the first Bitcoin ETF by SEC soon, has created a sustainable demand for crypto assets across the board, driving their prices to yearly highs.

Bitcoin managed to break above the $35,000 price level this morning toward the $37,000 level. The $35,000 price level had proved to be a key resistance for any upward movement for the last two weeks, with any attempt for a breakout met with heavy sale orders pushing the price back down to $33-$34K.

Some in the Crypto world think the worst is behind certain tokens and there might be a continuation of the recent upward momentum. Cryptos hit a bottom in 2022 following a series of scandals (FTX) forcing many investors to jump out of any crypto asset, a period which was called “crypto winder”.

Altcoins strong rally:

Bitcoin and Ethereum were stuck below the key $35,000 and $1,900 resistance levels this week, with crypto traders likely liquidating their BTC and ETH profits and rotating into altcoins, pushing those prices to fresh yearly highs.

Altcoins or alternative cryptocurrencies is a basket of more than a hundred small and riskier tokens-cryptocurrencies weighted by market cap, an alternative bet to the two blue-chip cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin and Ethereum.

In this context, major tokens such as Avalanche, Cardano, and Polkadot have gained up to 40% in the last month and almost doubled their value since the start of the year.

Solana/USD, Daily chart

Yet, the star of the altcoins has been the Solana, which is also called “the Ethereum killer” as its advanced technology could beat Ethereum soon. Solana hit a fresh 15-month high of $46 this morning, adding 90% in the last 30 days and 350% year-to-day according to Coinmarket cap https://coinmarketcap.com/.

The outperformance of smaller, riskier tokens is a sign of capital rotation from bitcoin and ether after their sizable rallies toward $35k and $1,900 respectively, a typical behavior from investors during crypto bull markets.

Historically, crypto cycles have followed the trend where BTC leads the first surge, then ETH, with capital progressively being allocated to lower cap and riskier bets of DeFi and alternative layer 1 tokens.

Bitcoin finally broke above the key $35,000 resistance level on Thursday morning, climbing as high as $37,000, the highest since May 2022, while some major altcoins hit fresh yearly highs as strong demand is flowing back into the crypto ecosystem, driven by the optimism around the launch of the first spot Bitcoin ETF.

Crypto investors and speculators have been flowing back into the hard-beaten cryptocurrencies since the start of the year, as the anticipation of the approval of the first Bitcoin ETF by SEC soon, has created a sustainable demand for crypto assets across the board, driving their prices to yearly highs.

Bitcoin managed to break above the $35,000 price level this morning toward the $37,000 level. The $35,000 price level had proved to be a key resistance for any upward movement for the last two weeks, with any attempt for a breakout met with heavy sale orders pushing the price back down to $33-$34K.

Some in the Crypto world think the worst is behind certain tokens and there might be a continuation of the recent upward momentum. Cryptos hit a bottom in 2022 following a series of scandals (FTX) forcing many investors to jump out of any crypto asset, a period which was called “crypto winder”.

Altcoins strong rally:

Bitcoin and Ethereum were stuck below the key $35,000 and $1,900 resistance levels this week, with crypto traders likely liquidating their BTC and ETH profits and rotating into altcoins, pushing those prices to fresh yearly highs.

Altcoins or alternative cryptocurrencies is a basket of more than a hundred small and riskier tokens-cryptocurrencies weighted by market cap, an alternative bet to the two blue-chip cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin and Ethereum.

In this context, major tokens such as Avalanche, Cardano, and Polkadot have gained up to 40% in the last month and almost doubled their value since the start of the year.

Solana/USD, Daily chart

Yet, the star of the altcoins has been the Solana, which is also called “the Ethereum killer” as its advanced technology could beat Ethereum soon. Solana hit a fresh 15-month high of $46 this morning, adding 90% in the last 30 days and 350% year-to-day according to Coinmarket cap https://coinmarketcap.com/.

The outperformance of smaller, riskier tokens is a sign of capital rotation from bitcoin and ether after their sizable rallies toward $35k and $1,900 respectively, a typical behavior from investors during crypto bull markets.

Historically, crypto cycles have followed the trend where BTC leads the first surge, then ETH, with capital progressively being allocated to lower cap and riskier bets of DeFi and alternative layer 1 tokens.

U.S. equities advance higher on Fed’s dovish stance and lower yields

The positive investment momentum has also increased from the fact that there were few signs that the conflict in the Middle East would expand into a wider regional war, removing the geopolitical premium from the crude oil prices, with Brent falling to $86/b, and WTI sliding to $81/b.

 

The yield-sensitive technology stocks and the other interest rate-sensitive momentum stocks usually benefit from a drop in Treasury yields, making their profitability less exposed to higher borrowing costs.

The positive investment momentum has also increased from the fact that there were few signs that the conflict in the Middle East would expand into a wider regional war, removing the geopolitical premium from the crude oil prices, with Brent falling to $86/b, and WTI sliding to $81/b.

 

The yield-sensitive technology stocks and the other interest rate-sensitive momentum stocks usually benefit from a drop in Treasury yields, making their profitability less exposed to higher borrowing costs.

The positive investment momentum has also increased from the fact that there were few signs that the conflict in the Middle East would expand into a wider regional war, removing the geopolitical premium from the crude oil prices, with Brent falling to $86/b, and WTI sliding to $81/b.

 

Nasdaq Composite, 2-hour chart

The yield-sensitive technology stocks and the other interest rate-sensitive momentum stocks usually benefit from a drop in Treasury yields, making their profitability less exposed to higher borrowing costs.

The positive investment momentum has also increased from the fact that there were few signs that the conflict in the Middle East would expand into a wider regional war, removing the geopolitical premium from the crude oil prices, with Brent falling to $86/b, and WTI sliding to $81/b.

 

Nasdaq Composite, 2-hour chart

The yield-sensitive technology stocks and the other interest rate-sensitive momentum stocks usually benefit from a drop in Treasury yields, making their profitability less exposed to higher borrowing costs.

The positive investment momentum has also increased from the fact that there were few signs that the conflict in the Middle East would expand into a wider regional war, removing the geopolitical premium from the crude oil prices, with Brent falling to $86/b, and WTI sliding to $81/b.

 

Nasdaq Composite, 2-hour chart

The yield-sensitive technology stocks and the other interest rate-sensitive momentum stocks usually benefit from a drop in Treasury yields, making their profitability less exposed to higher borrowing costs.

The positive investment momentum has also increased from the fact that there were few signs that the conflict in the Middle East would expand into a wider regional war, removing the geopolitical premium from the crude oil prices, with Brent falling to $86/b, and WTI sliding to $81/b.

 

In this context, the tech-heavy and yield-sensitive Nasdaq Composite finished last week higher by 6.60% at 13,478 recording its best week since November 2022, the S&P 500 index advanced 5.85% to 4,358, while the industry-sensitive Dow Jones index ended the week at 34,061, up by 5.07% in its most winning week since October 2022.

Nasdaq Composite, 2-hour chart

The yield-sensitive technology stocks and the other interest rate-sensitive momentum stocks usually benefit from a drop in Treasury yields, making their profitability less exposed to higher borrowing costs.

The positive investment momentum has also increased from the fact that there were few signs that the conflict in the Middle East would expand into a wider regional war, removing the geopolitical premium from the crude oil prices, with Brent falling to $86/b, and WTI sliding to $81/b.

 

In this context, the tech-heavy and yield-sensitive Nasdaq Composite finished last week higher by 6.60% at 13,478 recording its best week since November 2022, the S&P 500 index advanced 5.85% to 4,358, while the industry-sensitive Dow Jones index ended the week at 34,061, up by 5.07% in its most winning week since October 2022.

Nasdaq Composite, 2-hour chart

The yield-sensitive technology stocks and the other interest rate-sensitive momentum stocks usually benefit from a drop in Treasury yields, making their profitability less exposed to higher borrowing costs.

The positive investment momentum has also increased from the fact that there were few signs that the conflict in the Middle East would expand into a wider regional war, removing the geopolitical premium from the crude oil prices, with Brent falling to $86/b, and WTI sliding to $81/b.

 

Adding to the above, the solid earnings have also brought buyers back into the market as most of the S&P 500 companies have already reported positive quarterly financial results, despite the higher energy prices and elevating borrowing costs.

In this context, the tech-heavy and yield-sensitive Nasdaq Composite finished last week higher by 6.60% at 13,478 recording its best week since November 2022, the S&P 500 index advanced 5.85% to 4,358, while the industry-sensitive Dow Jones index ended the week at 34,061, up by 5.07% in its most winning week since October 2022.

Nasdaq Composite, 2-hour chart

The yield-sensitive technology stocks and the other interest rate-sensitive momentum stocks usually benefit from a drop in Treasury yields, making their profitability less exposed to higher borrowing costs.

The positive investment momentum has also increased from the fact that there were few signs that the conflict in the Middle East would expand into a wider regional war, removing the geopolitical premium from the crude oil prices, with Brent falling to $86/b, and WTI sliding to $81/b.

 

Adding to the above, the solid earnings have also brought buyers back into the market as most of the S&P 500 companies have already reported positive quarterly financial results, despite the higher energy prices and elevating borrowing costs.

In this context, the tech-heavy and yield-sensitive Nasdaq Composite finished last week higher by 6.60% at 13,478 recording its best week since November 2022, the S&P 500 index advanced 5.85% to 4,358, while the industry-sensitive Dow Jones index ended the week at 34,061, up by 5.07% in its most winning week since October 2022.

Nasdaq Composite, 2-hour chart

The yield-sensitive technology stocks and the other interest rate-sensitive momentum stocks usually benefit from a drop in Treasury yields, making their profitability less exposed to higher borrowing costs.

The positive investment momentum has also increased from the fact that there were few signs that the conflict in the Middle East would expand into a wider regional war, removing the geopolitical premium from the crude oil prices, with Brent falling to $86/b, and WTI sliding to $81/b.

 

Treasury yields initially eased off their 16-year highs last Wednesday (at 5% on the 10-year bond yield), when the Federal Reserve kept rates unchanged to 5.25%-5.50% for a second straight meeting, lifting the bets that the Fed’s rate-hiking campaign may be over.

Adding to the above, the solid earnings have also brought buyers back into the market as most of the S&P 500 companies have already reported positive quarterly financial results, despite the higher energy prices and elevating borrowing costs.

In this context, the tech-heavy and yield-sensitive Nasdaq Composite finished last week higher by 6.60% at 13,478 recording its best week since November 2022, the S&P 500 index advanced 5.85% to 4,358, while the industry-sensitive Dow Jones index ended the week at 34,061, up by 5.07% in its most winning week since October 2022.

Nasdaq Composite, 2-hour chart

The yield-sensitive technology stocks and the other interest rate-sensitive momentum stocks usually benefit from a drop in Treasury yields, making their profitability less exposed to higher borrowing costs.

The positive investment momentum has also increased from the fact that there were few signs that the conflict in the Middle East would expand into a wider regional war, removing the geopolitical premium from the crude oil prices, with Brent falling to $86/b, and WTI sliding to $81/b.

 

Treasury yields initially eased off their 16-year highs last Wednesday (at 5% on the 10-year bond yield), when the Federal Reserve kept rates unchanged to 5.25%-5.50% for a second straight meeting, lifting the bets that the Fed’s rate-hiking campaign may be over.

Adding to the above, the solid earnings have also brought buyers back into the market as most of the S&P 500 companies have already reported positive quarterly financial results, despite the higher energy prices and elevating borrowing costs.

In this context, the tech-heavy and yield-sensitive Nasdaq Composite finished last week higher by 6.60% at 13,478 recording its best week since November 2022, the S&P 500 index advanced 5.85% to 4,358, while the industry-sensitive Dow Jones index ended the week at 34,061, up by 5.07% in its most winning week since October 2022.

Nasdaq Composite, 2-hour chart

The yield-sensitive technology stocks and the other interest rate-sensitive momentum stocks usually benefit from a drop in Treasury yields, making their profitability less exposed to higher borrowing costs.

The positive investment momentum has also increased from the fact that there were few signs that the conflict in the Middle East would expand into a wider regional war, removing the geopolitical premium from the crude oil prices, with Brent falling to $86/b, and WTI sliding to $81/b.

 

The jobs growth slowdown is a welcome sign for the Federal Reserve, which has noted more softening in the labour market will likely be needed to keep inflation on its downward trajectory.

Treasury yields initially eased off their 16-year highs last Wednesday (at 5% on the 10-year bond yield), when the Federal Reserve kept rates unchanged to 5.25%-5.50% for a second straight meeting, lifting the bets that the Fed’s rate-hiking campaign may be over.

Adding to the above, the solid earnings have also brought buyers back into the market as most of the S&P 500 companies have already reported positive quarterly financial results, despite the higher energy prices and elevating borrowing costs.

In this context, the tech-heavy and yield-sensitive Nasdaq Composite finished last week higher by 6.60% at 13,478 recording its best week since November 2022, the S&P 500 index advanced 5.85% to 4,358, while the industry-sensitive Dow Jones index ended the week at 34,061, up by 5.07% in its most winning week since October 2022.

Nasdaq Composite, 2-hour chart

The yield-sensitive technology stocks and the other interest rate-sensitive momentum stocks usually benefit from a drop in Treasury yields, making their profitability less exposed to higher borrowing costs.

The positive investment momentum has also increased from the fact that there were few signs that the conflict in the Middle East would expand into a wider regional war, removing the geopolitical premium from the crude oil prices, with Brent falling to $86/b, and WTI sliding to $81/b.

 

The jobs growth slowdown is a welcome sign for the Federal Reserve, which has noted more softening in the labour market will likely be needed to keep inflation on its downward trajectory.

Treasury yields initially eased off their 16-year highs last Wednesday (at 5% on the 10-year bond yield), when the Federal Reserve kept rates unchanged to 5.25%-5.50% for a second straight meeting, lifting the bets that the Fed’s rate-hiking campaign may be over.

Adding to the above, the solid earnings have also brought buyers back into the market as most of the S&P 500 companies have already reported positive quarterly financial results, despite the higher energy prices and elevating borrowing costs.

In this context, the tech-heavy and yield-sensitive Nasdaq Composite finished last week higher by 6.60% at 13,478 recording its best week since November 2022, the S&P 500 index advanced 5.85% to 4,358, while the industry-sensitive Dow Jones index ended the week at 34,061, up by 5.07% in its most winning week since October 2022.

Nasdaq Composite, 2-hour chart

The yield-sensitive technology stocks and the other interest rate-sensitive momentum stocks usually benefit from a drop in Treasury yields, making their profitability less exposed to higher borrowing costs.

The positive investment momentum has also increased from the fact that there were few signs that the conflict in the Middle East would expand into a wider regional war, removing the geopolitical premium from the crude oil prices, with Brent falling to $86/b, and WTI sliding to $81/b.

 

The appetite for risk assets such as stocks and growth-sensitive currencies lifted last Friday, as the cooler-than-expected U.S. NFP jobs report for October drove the 2-year and 10-year Treasury yields as low as 4.80% and 4.50% respectively, boosting all 3 U.S. stock indices to monthly highs.

The jobs growth slowdown is a welcome sign for the Federal Reserve, which has noted more softening in the labour market will likely be needed to keep inflation on its downward trajectory.

Treasury yields initially eased off their 16-year highs last Wednesday (at 5% on the 10-year bond yield), when the Federal Reserve kept rates unchanged to 5.25%-5.50% for a second straight meeting, lifting the bets that the Fed’s rate-hiking campaign may be over.

Adding to the above, the solid earnings have also brought buyers back into the market as most of the S&P 500 companies have already reported positive quarterly financial results, despite the higher energy prices and elevating borrowing costs.

In this context, the tech-heavy and yield-sensitive Nasdaq Composite finished last week higher by 6.60% at 13,478 recording its best week since November 2022, the S&P 500 index advanced 5.85% to 4,358, while the industry-sensitive Dow Jones index ended the week at 34,061, up by 5.07% in its most winning week since October 2022.

Nasdaq Composite, 2-hour chart

The yield-sensitive technology stocks and the other interest rate-sensitive momentum stocks usually benefit from a drop in Treasury yields, making their profitability less exposed to higher borrowing costs.

The positive investment momentum has also increased from the fact that there were few signs that the conflict in the Middle East would expand into a wider regional war, removing the geopolitical premium from the crude oil prices, with Brent falling to $86/b, and WTI sliding to $81/b.

 

The appetite for risk assets such as stocks and growth-sensitive currencies lifted last Friday, as the cooler-than-expected U.S. NFP jobs report for October drove the 2-year and 10-year Treasury yields as low as 4.80% and 4.50% respectively, boosting all 3 U.S. stock indices to monthly highs.

The jobs growth slowdown is a welcome sign for the Federal Reserve, which has noted more softening in the labour market will likely be needed to keep inflation on its downward trajectory.

Treasury yields initially eased off their 16-year highs last Wednesday (at 5% on the 10-year bond yield), when the Federal Reserve kept rates unchanged to 5.25%-5.50% for a second straight meeting, lifting the bets that the Fed’s rate-hiking campaign may be over.

Adding to the above, the solid earnings have also brought buyers back into the market as most of the S&P 500 companies have already reported positive quarterly financial results, despite the higher energy prices and elevating borrowing costs.

In this context, the tech-heavy and yield-sensitive Nasdaq Composite finished last week higher by 6.60% at 13,478 recording its best week since November 2022, the S&P 500 index advanced 5.85% to 4,358, while the industry-sensitive Dow Jones index ended the week at 34,061, up by 5.07% in its most winning week since October 2022.

Nasdaq Composite, 2-hour chart

The yield-sensitive technology stocks and the other interest rate-sensitive momentum stocks usually benefit from a drop in Treasury yields, making their profitability less exposed to higher borrowing costs.

The positive investment momentum has also increased from the fact that there were few signs that the conflict in the Middle East would expand into a wider regional war, removing the geopolitical premium from the crude oil prices, with Brent falling to $86/b, and WTI sliding to $81/b.

 

All 3 U.S. stock indices have started November on the right footing, posting their best trading week of the year so far last week, on hope for an end to the Federal Reserve’s rate-hiking campaign coupled with the solid Q3 earnings, the soft U.S. NFP data report, the falling crude oil prices, and the weaker U.S. dollar.

The appetite for risk assets such as stocks and growth-sensitive currencies lifted last Friday, as the cooler-than-expected U.S. NFP jobs report for October drove the 2-year and 10-year Treasury yields as low as 4.80% and 4.50% respectively, boosting all 3 U.S. stock indices to monthly highs.

The jobs growth slowdown is a welcome sign for the Federal Reserve, which has noted more softening in the labour market will likely be needed to keep inflation on its downward trajectory.

Treasury yields initially eased off their 16-year highs last Wednesday (at 5% on the 10-year bond yield), when the Federal Reserve kept rates unchanged to 5.25%-5.50% for a second straight meeting, lifting the bets that the Fed’s rate-hiking campaign may be over.

Adding to the above, the solid earnings have also brought buyers back into the market as most of the S&P 500 companies have already reported positive quarterly financial results, despite the higher energy prices and elevating borrowing costs.

In this context, the tech-heavy and yield-sensitive Nasdaq Composite finished last week higher by 6.60% at 13,478 recording its best week since November 2022, the S&P 500 index advanced 5.85% to 4,358, while the industry-sensitive Dow Jones index ended the week at 34,061, up by 5.07% in its most winning week since October 2022.

Nasdaq Composite, 2-hour chart

The yield-sensitive technology stocks and the other interest rate-sensitive momentum stocks usually benefit from a drop in Treasury yields, making their profitability less exposed to higher borrowing costs.

The positive investment momentum has also increased from the fact that there were few signs that the conflict in the Middle East would expand into a wider regional war, removing the geopolitical premium from the crude oil prices, with Brent falling to $86/b, and WTI sliding to $81/b.

 

All 3 U.S. stock indices have started November on the right footing, posting their best trading week of the year so far last week, on hope for an end to the Federal Reserve’s rate-hiking campaign coupled with the solid Q3 earnings, the soft U.S. NFP data report, the falling crude oil prices, and the weaker U.S. dollar.

The appetite for risk assets such as stocks and growth-sensitive currencies lifted last Friday, as the cooler-than-expected U.S. NFP jobs report for October drove the 2-year and 10-year Treasury yields as low as 4.80% and 4.50% respectively, boosting all 3 U.S. stock indices to monthly highs.

The jobs growth slowdown is a welcome sign for the Federal Reserve, which has noted more softening in the labour market will likely be needed to keep inflation on its downward trajectory.

Treasury yields initially eased off their 16-year highs last Wednesday (at 5% on the 10-year bond yield), when the Federal Reserve kept rates unchanged to 5.25%-5.50% for a second straight meeting, lifting the bets that the Fed’s rate-hiking campaign may be over.

Adding to the above, the solid earnings have also brought buyers back into the market as most of the S&P 500 companies have already reported positive quarterly financial results, despite the higher energy prices and elevating borrowing costs.

In this context, the tech-heavy and yield-sensitive Nasdaq Composite finished last week higher by 6.60% at 13,478 recording its best week since November 2022, the S&P 500 index advanced 5.85% to 4,358, while the industry-sensitive Dow Jones index ended the week at 34,061, up by 5.07% in its most winning week since October 2022.

Nasdaq Composite, 2-hour chart

The yield-sensitive technology stocks and the other interest rate-sensitive momentum stocks usually benefit from a drop in Treasury yields, making their profitability less exposed to higher borrowing costs.

The positive investment momentum has also increased from the fact that there were few signs that the conflict in the Middle East would expand into a wider regional war, removing the geopolitical premium from the crude oil prices, with Brent falling to $86/b, and WTI sliding to $81/b.